Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang (Photo: VNA) Replying to a reporter’s question aboutthe US Department of State’s release of the report, Hang highlighted theVietnamese Government’s policy of promoting legal, safe, and orderly migrationand also resolutely preventing and fighting illegal migration, arrangement ofillegal migration, and human trafficking.
She said that in the recent past,Vietnam has continued to strongly implement the human trafficking preventionand control programme for 2021 - 2025, with orientation towards 2030, and obtainedmany important results such as boosting the effectiveness of inter-sectoralcoordination, improving the statistical work, intensifying the investigation andsettlement of the human trafficking crime, and increasing communications toraise public awareness.
Vietnam has been exerting efforts toreach the targets of the Global Compact for Migration under the plan issued bythe Prime Minister on March 20, 2020 so as to consolidate a transparentmigration environment, protect the rights and legitimate interests of migrants,and prevent risks of human trafficking in international migration activities.
“Vietnam recognises the US side’smore positive assessment made in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report by the US Department of State”, the spokeswoman went on.
“In that spirit, we hope the twosides will continue cooperating closely in the time ahead so that the US side hasmore objective, precise, comprehensive assessment of the situation andsubstantive efforts of Vietnam. We are also ready to discuss concrete cooperationissues with the US side and relevant parties to together effectively carry outhuman trafficking prevention and control,” she added./.
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