After over 10 years of implementation, the Law on Human Trafficking Prevention and Control revealed a number of shortcomings, Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Committee for Judicial Affairs Le Thi Nga told the NA on May 8 during an explanatory session on the law's observance.
Philippine authorities announced on September 30 that police have rescued 29 Myanmar and Chinese nationals who were allegedly trafficked and forced to work as "online scammers" for a gaming company in the capital Manila.
Over the past two years, despite focusing resources on combating the COVID-19 pandemic, the Party, Government, ministries, sectors and localities have prioritised preventing and combating human trafficking as a key task.
A total of 1,807 victims of human trafficking were rescued in Thailand last year, according to statistics released by Thailand’s anti-human trafficking agency on January 6.
The Compassion House in Lao Cai offers reintegration services, vocational training, academic schooling, literacy and reproductive health awareness for female human trafficking victims.
The central province of Thua Thien – Hue is enacting a number of measures to prevent human trafficking and support the victims to reintegrate into the community.
A conference to review the project on protecting human trafficking victims, funded by World Vision, was held in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on June 16.
Thailand and Laos are ready to sign an agreement on cooperation in maintaining border security and preventing human trafficking, said Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai on October 26.
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