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The Thai Government and Australian states have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on anti-human trafficking, in a bid to curb the international scourge.

The Vietnamese Government and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on November 21 signed a memorandum of understanding on anti-human trafficking cooperation.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the International Organisation for Migration held a workshop in Hanoi on September 11 to review policies and legal regulations on assistance for returnee victims of trafficking.

The National Assembly’s Judicial Committee discussed the implementation of anti-human trafficking regulations between 2012 and 2017 at its ongoing 10th plenary session in Hanoi on August 23.

ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) convened their 22nd meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 6.

Vietnam has seen an average of 400 human trafficking cases each year, involving around 1,000 victims and 600 traffickers, said an official.

Sharing a 240km border with Cambodia, the southern province of Tay Ninh is considered a hotspot for transnational crime, including the trafficking of women and children.

A Cambodian court has charged 33 surrogate mothers paid to deliver babies for Chinese couples with cross border human trafficking, an official said.

The Malaysian Government said on June 30 that it is considering amending laws on human trafficking and migration.

Police of Vietnam and China will conduct a joint special operation to combat human trafficking along the shared border from July 1 to September 30, heard a conference on June 27.

Malaysia security forces have destroyed a human trafficking syndicate which was spearheaded by a Bangladeshi businessman.

A regional workshop on prevention strategies to combat trafficking in persons, especially for women and children, and enhance access to information and community-based protection system was held in Hanoi on June 21-22.

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held a conference in Hanoi on June 21 to seek effective strategy to combat human trafficking, especially on women and children, through strengthening information access and community protection system.

Lao Cai province is providing support for human trafficking victims so that they can have their normal life back after dark days of being smuggled.

The Thai government marked Anti-Trafficking Day on June 5 by reiterating its commitment to a decisive crackdown on human trafficking activities.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) and the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) are expected to strengthen cooperation in preventing all types of crime in the future.

Malaysia has arrested 16 people of an alleged human trafficking syndicate after stopping a ship carrying 127 Sri Lankans believed to be bound for Australia and New Zealand.

The joint campaign of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to fight and suppress trans-national human trafficking crime in 2017 has contributed to reducing the rise of the crime, heard a conference in Laos.

Thailand's Foreign Ministry and Office of the Attorney General have held a joint press conference on illegal fishing and human trafficking in Thailand.

The Immigration Department of Malaysia recently uncovered a secret route used to smuggle illegal foreigners out of the country.