IOM appreciates Vietnam's commitment to combating human trafficking

On August 9 in Ho Chi Minh City, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Department of Social Evils Prevention under the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs completed a series of workshops to review the mid-term results of the implementation of the Program on preventing and combating human trafficking for the period 2021-2025 in the field of victim protection.

IOM đánh giá cao cam kết của VN trong phòng chống mua bán người - Ảnh 1. — Delegates attending the conference in Ho Chi Minh City on August 9

According to the IOM announcement, nearly 200 delegates representing agencies from central to local levels, especially officers providing support to victims of trafficking, along with representatives from embassies, research institutes, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and the United Nations participated in a series of workshops in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The units actively shared their assessments of the implementation and coordination of support for victims of human trafficking in the 2021-2023 period, identifying areas that need further promotion in the next period of the 2021-2025 Human Trafficking Prevention and Control Program. In particular, the delegates focused on the contents that need to be proposed in the process of amending the law and evaluating future policies.

Ms. Park Mihyung, Head of IOM Mission in Vietnam, attended the event in Ho Chi Minh City, highly appreciated the commitment of the Vietnamese Government in preventing and combating human trafficking. She also affirmed the important role of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and relevant ministries and sectors in strengthening coordination regulations in receiving, protecting and supporting victims of trafficking.

Ms. Park affirmed that IOM will continue to accompany the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and partners to achieve the goals of the Anti-Human Trafficking Program, continue to research and test models and services to support reintegration for victims.

Ms. Nguyen Thuy Duong, Deputy Director of the Department of Social Evils Prevention, said that the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs acknowledged and highly appreciated IOM's active support and cooperation in the work of preventing and combating human trafficking and protecting and supporting victims.

Since 2017, IOM has supported the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and local partners to pilot many models, successfully supporting the reintegration of 729 victims in 6 provinces.

On the other hand, delegates at the workshop said that the methods used by traffickers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, especially with recruitment activities on the internet becoming increasingly difficult to detect and prevent. As a result, the number of victims of trafficking and those in need of protection continues to increase.

Colonel Pham Long Bien, Department of Drug and Crime Prevention, Border Guard Command, quoted a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) saying that the proportion of male victims has increased compared to before, or the rate of human trafficking for the purpose of forced labor (38%) is higher than that of sexual exploitation (28.7%). Currently, victims can also be people with high education levels. This shows that the trend of human trafficking is shifting and requires appropriate and targeted propaganda to raise awareness.

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