ActionAid continues to help Vietnam combat human trafficking

Released in Hanoi o­n September 27, the report is the combination of research activities conducted separately in Cambodia, China and Vietnam. They were designed to better understand the plight of women before and after their departure, at their destination countries and after they have returned home, said ActionAid International Coordinator in Asia Hoang Thi Thao Phuong.

As a result, it would be easier for project officers to pick out those who will possibly be vulnerable to this inhumanitarian crime and to make proposals for AAV.

The Coordinator also called for greater efforts by the Government of Vietnam to protect their nationals when they work abroad.

Sharing the same view, Project Officer Noortje Verhart from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said, “In the first place, it is very important to work o­n prevention which means efforts should be taken to improve people’s living conditions, especially in rural areas. It is also important to raise people’s awareness so that they can be able to make thorough decisions and to distinguish between good and bad recruitment agencies.”

The report is part of an AAV three-year sub-regional project o­n “Combating cross border trafficking of Vietnamese women and children”.