Human Trafficking in [Vietnam Street Children in [Vietnam] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [Vietnam] [other countries] |
Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the early years of the 21st
Century - 2000 to 2010 gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Vietnam.htm
Vietnam is a source and destination country for men,
women, and children trafficked for forced labor and commercial sexual
exploitation. Women and children are trafficked to the People’s Republic of
China (PRC), Cambodia, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Taiwan, and Macau for sexual exploitation. Vietnam is a source country for
men and women who migrate for work through informal networks and through
state-owned and private labor export companies in the construction, fishing,
or manufacturing sectors in Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, the PRC, Japan,
Thailand, Indonesia, Western Europe, and the Middle East, but subsequently
face conditions of forced labor or debt bondage. Labor export companies may
charge workers as much as $10,000 for the opportunity to work abroad, making
them highly vulnerable to debt bondage.
- U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2009 [full country report] |
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FEATURED ARTICLES *** The Plight Of Vietnamese Women Nguoi Viet , Commentary, New
news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=645a2f7fb0e2cede54e7d5eb73925ac6 [accessed 28 August 2011] There are, at present,
around 200,000 Vietnamese women in Trafficking of men appears in border provinces english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/09/745529/ [accessed 17 January 2011] Two months ago, a woman came to Phu’s hamlet to recruit workers to work in Trafficking of women is popular
but trafficking of men is still very strange to both the people and state
agencies. Young boys like Diu and Phu want to denounce the woman who sold them to ***
ARCHIVES *** Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices U.S. Dept of State Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor, March 8, 2006 www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61632.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – Some
children were trafficked domestically, and others were trafficked to foreign
destinations for the purpose of prostitution. An NGO advocate has estimated
that the average age of trafficked girls was between 15 and 17 years of age.
Some reports indicated that the ages of girls trafficked to Individuals also were convicted in
cases in which parents received payments in exchange for giving up their
infant children for adoption. In addition, there was anecdotal evidence that
small children and infants were sometimes kidnapped and sold to traffickers
in There were reports that some women
from Poor women and teenage girls,
especially those from rural areas, were most at risk for being trafficked.
MPS and UNICEF research indicated that trafficking victims can come from any
part of the country but were concentrated in certain northern and southern
border provinces as well as the central Individual opportunists and
informal networks, as well as some organized groups, lured poor, often rural,
women with promises of jobs or marriage and forced them to work as
prostitutes. The government stated that organized criminal groups were
involved in recruitment, transit, and other trafficking‑related
activities. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 31
January 2003 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/vietnam2003.html [accessed 17 January 2011] [49] The Committee notes with
concern that a significant proportion of sex workers are under the age of 18.
Furthermore, it is concerned that, although the State party recognizes
trafficking in children to be a significant problem, the number of officially
reported cases is very low. Trafficking victims try to remake lives Monica Rhor,
Associated Press AP, April 13, 2009 www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/04/13/0413trafficking.html [accessed 17 January 2011] Like dozens of other workers from vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02SOC040208 [access date unavailable] Malaysian Deputy Inspector-General
of Police Ismail Omar said that scores of young
women from the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region in News.com.au, patrick.guenin2.free.fr/cantho/vnnews08/man.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] The Most Vietnamese women and children
who fall victim to trafficking are sent to neighbouring
Human trafficking crackdown At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] As many as 900 human trafficking
cases involving 1,600 traffickers and 2,200 smuggled women and children were
detected from 2005-2007. Police and
border guards have also uncovered several rings that trafficked women and
children from Tonya Graham, Gender Links Opinion and
Commentary Service, November 29, 2007 www.genderlinks.org.za/article/human-trafficking-concern-for-2010-2007-11-29 [accessed 17 January 2011] Human trafficking is a pervasive global
problem, and strong laws are vital to preventing and prosecuting it, as well
as caring for survivors. Take the case of Mary Jiang*
who left her home in Thanhnien News, -- Source: HLHPN VN At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] Of the 639 human trafficking cases
in Foundation fights human trafficking Source: english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/10/750696/ [accessed 17 January 2011] The Trafficking of men appears in border provinces Source: VTV, September 27, 2007 english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/09/745529/ [accessed 17 January 2011] Two months ago, a woman came to Phu’s hamlet to recruit workers to work in Trafficking of women is popular
but trafficking of men is still very strange to both the people and state
agencies. Young boys like Diu and Phu want to denounce the woman who sold them to Stop Violence Against Women, The Advocates for
Human Rights, July 30, 2007 -- Source: "Ha Noi
Reins in Marriages to Combat Human Trafficking," stopvaw.org/vietnam_trafficking.html [accessed 17 January 2011] In an effort to combat trafficking
in women and sexual exploitation, the Ha Noi
Justice department has strengthened its efforts to investigate new marriages
with foreign citizens by promulgating new regulations. Three hundred
officials were informed of the procedures to interview applicant couples and
verify the authenticity of their unions. The regulations, which are part of
the National Programme on Crime Prevention,
seek to prevent fraudulent marriages that conceal human trafficking. Forum urges regional powers to battle human trafficking vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=06SOC130707 [access date unavailable] Khiet said that for Foundation begins project to end human trafficking in Viet
Nam vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01SOC010607 [access date unavailable] Female students at secondary and
high school education levels as well as those young girls who are studying at
vocational training centres will be taught about
safe migration, thereby they will be able to lead a
safe livelihood when choosing to live far away from home. Many believe girls are often
trafficked by people within their own community and sometimes even by family
members, making it critical to involve communities as the first line of defence in preventing trafficking. Many women and young girls are trafficked
as they migrate from Deputy PM asks for more focus on human trafficking
prevention english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/04/682284/ [accessed 17 January 2011] Apart from women and
girls, men and boys are also being trafficked for forced labour
overseas. Most of the victims, who
were sent across the country's borders for prostitution or child adoption
purposes, are from remote, mountainous and underprivileged regions. humantrafficking.org-- Adapted from:Thanh Nien News, 6 April
2007 www.humantrafficking.org/updates/597 [accessed 17 January 2011] The trafficking of Vietnamese
women and children, mainly across borders with Protecting young women from human trafficking in Viet Nam Steve Nettleton, UNICEF, 7 December 2006 www.unicef.org/infobycountry/vietnam_37406.html [accessed 17 January 2011] In 1991,
Phuong was lured to the border by traffickers and taken against her
will to “I didn’t know how old he was or
the name of the place we lived,” she said. “I lost my freedom. I had to go
everywhere with his family or else I was locked in a room. I had to work
hard. When I was tired or sick, they didn’t let me stop working. Commune fights human trafficking www.naaa.it/naaa/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=619 [accessed 17 January 2011] "What will you do if a strange
woman asks you to go with her to Lang Son with promises of a good job?"
a child in the jury asks of another contestant of the same age. "I would say no
definitely," responds the other side. The community has dedicated its
time to fighting human trafficking, a topic not
discussed much in the past, with the best possible weapon: an education. Anti human trafficking steering committee debuts Radio The Voice Of english.vovnews.vn/Home/Anti-human-trafficking-steering-committee-debuts/200610/31446.vov [accessed 17 January 2011] The Steering Committee for the
implementation of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Human
Trafficking (COMMIT) made its debut in Ha Noi on
Sept. 29. The committee will focus on
identifying victims and arresting criminals, building a legal framework and
national action plans, and promoting bilateral and multi-sectoral
cooperation in the fight against human trafficking. Lien Chau , Thanhnien
News, August 28, 2006 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] Trafficked young girls have been
forced into the sex trade or forced to marry older men. Vietnamese and Chinese police raided more
than 30 human trafficking gangs in July and August alone this year. Govt crack down on human trafficking
in border provinces Tien Phong,
vietnamnet, 14/08/2006 hoilhpn.org.vn/NewsDetail.asp?Catid=126&NewsId=4255&lang=EN [accessed 17 January 2011]] Eight government working groups
will visit five border provinces this month to investigate allegations of
trafficking of women and children. The
five provinces are Lang Son, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh, Thanh
Hoa and Lao Cai. Thanh Nien
Daily, July 21, 2006 www.thanhniennews.com/education/?catid=4&newsid=17967 [access date unavailable] In According to sources from UNICEF
and More co-operation needed in war on human trafficking At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 13 September 2011] Reviewing the human trafficking
trend in the region, While in the past women and
children have been reported as trafficked victims, Thatun
said that boys and men have also been identified as victims as well into the
sex trade, heavy labour, begging, marriage, and the fishing industry. Tan Duc, Thanh Nien News, 2006-06-28 --
Source : www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=17163 www.meetup.com/trafficking-43/messages/boards/thread/1986704 [accessed 17 January 2011] Nearly 1000 Vietnamese women and
children have been rescued from being sold abroad since last year, a
conference on human trafficking held in the southern Can Tho
city on Wednesday heard. VN, vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01SOC220606 [access date unavailable] More than 550 Vietnamese women and
children were trafficked to The police said the victims were
deceived by members of organised crime gangs in
both countries who promised them good jobs in big cities in Bernama, At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] Under the campaign, part of
specific activities under an agreement signed between the two governments in
October 2005 regarding cooperation in eliminating human trafficking and
helping victims, The Cambodian side will define key
areas, suspects and rings engaged in trafficking Vietnamese women and
children. Xinhua News Agency, news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/07/content_4517342.htm [accessed 17 January 2011]] Since the signing of the historic
COMMIT Memorandum of Understanding in Yangon, Myanmar in October 2004, by
Ministers of the six countries, the Governments have been active in laying
the foundation for a network of cooperation to stop traffickers and prosecute
them, protect victims of trafficking and assist them return safely home, and
launch efforts to prevent others from sharing the same fate. Trafficking vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=03SOC270406 [access date unavailable] Under a national programme on combating human trafficking, the Public
Security Ministry and relevant Government agencies would intensify efforts to
halve this crime by 2010, officials said. One-quarter of Viet girls forced into prostitution to
return home Viet Chien & Thanh Nien, The www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=10398 patrick.guenin2.free.fr/cantho/vnnews05/quarter.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] Interpol Vietnamese women trafficked, rescued in Czech Republic October 11, 2005 -- Source: Nguoi
Lao Dong - Compiled by Thanh Hang At one time this article had been archived and may possibly
still be accessible [here] [accessed 4 September 2011] According to Czech police, most of
young women involved came from Vietnam’s northern and central provinces of Ha
Nam, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh,
Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong,
Nghe An and Quang Ninh. They had to
pay US$5,000 to $7,500 each, tricked into thinking that they were coming to
Czech on legitimate terms to well-paid jobs, but instead were forced into
prostitution. Andrew Lam, San Francisco Chronicle, August
21, 2005 www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/21/INGQEEA80C1.DTL [accessed 17 January 2011] But mostly, the "Tale of Kieu" is relevant to contemporary Stopping an 'Epidemic' -- Vietnamese Priest Reaches Out to
Sex Trafficking Victims Pacific News Service, by the Rev. Nguyen Van
Hung, as told to Andrew Lam, Posted: Aug 02, 2005 news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=2d5ce7724e7cbe84db0c10e07c85f3a4 [accessed 26 August 2011] Border police rescue 37 in anti-human trafficking drive Xinhua News Agency, www.humanrights-china.org/news/2005-7-13/2005713104306.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] The women were saved thanks to a
joint operation between Guangxi and Cambodian police rescue 88 sex workers Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC Radio At one time this article had been archived and may possibly
still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] [scroll down] Police in Cody Yiu, www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/03/16/2003246451 [accessed 17 January 2011] "It's good news, actually, as
this measure aims to crack down on human trafficking while safeguarding
legitimate matchmaking activities," a ministry spokesman said. Human Trafficking Issue Tackled At Ha Noi
Meeting At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] The six Over 300 Trafficked Women Rescued www.vnagency.com.vn/newsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=29&NEWS_ID=145034 [access date unavailable] Last year, over 300 women, who had
been trafficked to The Plight Of Vietnamese Women Nguoi Viet , Commentary, New
news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=645a2f7fb0e2cede54e7d5eb73925ac6 [accessed 28 August 2011] There are, at present, around
200,000 Vietnamese women in The Modern Scourge of Sex Slavery Dr. Martin Brass, Soldier of Fortune Magazine,
September 2004 www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,SOF_0904_Slavery1,00.html [accessed 17 January 2011] [Photo Caption]
Cambodian policeman escorts 11-year-old Vietnamese girl from brothel
in Toul Kork red-light
district of Freedom House Country Report - Political Rights: 7 Civil Liberties: 5 Status: Not Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=22&year=2009&country=7734 [accessed 17 January 2011] Human Rights Overview Human Rights Watch [accessed 17 January 2011] Library of Congress Call Number DS556.3 .V54
1989 lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/vntoc.html [accessed 17 January 2011] The Exploitation of Women and Children: A Comparative
Study of Human Trafficking Laws between the United States-Mexico and
China-Vietnam Christina T. Le, Hauser Global www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Human_Trafficking.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] 3) ARTICLES YI WANG, TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN AND
CHILDREN FROM This study is the profile overview
of the human trafficking situation from Attempts to prevent human trafficking are making
conditions worse for voluntary migrants The Medical News, 5 June 2004 www.news-medical.net/news/2004/06/05/2190.aspx [accessed 17 January 2011] In interviews and discussions with
100 Vietnamese women, only six reported having been "tricked" into
sex work. Most knew before they left service.china.org.cn/link/wcm/Show_Text?info_id=97317&p_qry=trafficking [accessed 17 January 2011] The trafficking of girls over the
Vietnam-China border has been a problem since the two countries normalized
relations in 1989. In recent years evidence indicates that the girls have
been getting younger and more are being sold into prostitution, rather than
as wives as in the past. In 2002, 141 Vietnamese girls were
rescued and repatriated in Dongxing city alone,
compared with just 15 in 2001. The number of traffickers arrested rose from
seven to 33 in the same period. The National Working Committee on Children and Women Under
the State Council At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] A DIFFICULT FIGHT - Yuan Guangrong,
director of the Public Security Bureau of Guangxi
Autonomous Region, explains that in most of these cases, Vietnamese women
were trapped by phony promises of jobs or marriage. "Nowadays," he
says. "Traffickers often use violence to force their victims into
submission. In some cases, the victims were duped when they were kidnapped.
There are also cases in which rape or even group rape was committed. "What's more, he adds. "The destination for trafficking has extended from
border regions to inland provinces such as According to the official, most
proven human traffickers are Vietnamese. More often than not, they gang up
with Chinese criminals in human trafficking, targeting Vietnamese women who
are in Girls trafficked to Ho Binh Minh, Reuters , www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2004/06/24/2003176331 [accessed 17 January 2011] Hoang Hong Tham
thought she was going to Women and child trafficking reported VietnamNet , 28/Jun/2004 At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] A total of 1,758 Vietnamese women
and children were reported taken from 16 provinces and cities last year,
reported the police at a regional meeting on fighting against trafficking of
women and children held in Hanoi last week. Of that figure, 263 were
juveniles, including 11 who were under 10 years old. Some 870 people managed
to return home. The women and children were sold abroad, mainly Desperation up close Richard Greenberg, NBC News producer,
1/23/2004 www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4038263/ns/dateline_nbc/ [accessed 17 January 2011] “New girls! New girls!” exclaimed Trafficking in Persons: Myths, Methods, and Human Rights Melanie Orhant, Population
Reference Bureau, December 2001 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 13 September 2011] [see charts]
To BBC News, 31 March, 2000 news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/697050.stm [accessed 17 January 2011] A court in the northern Vietnamese
The judge in the trial said the
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