In the case of Vietnam – as is often the case whenever child trafficking is concerned – poverty is a significant factor in the trafficking of children. Human trafficking is a heinous crime that shatters lives, families and dreams. On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, three women survivors tell us their stories. Millions of women, men and children around the world are subjected to forced labor, domestic servitude, or the sex trade at the hands of human traffickers. When Blue Dragon first started working with trafficking victims, the majority of rescues were The government decreased law enforcement efforts. This is believed to be the primary form of human trafficking from Vietnam. The most harrowing story of human trafficking I've ever heard. The ASEAN Post recently published an article regarding the state of human trafficking in the ASEAN region. trafficking of women and girls to China. Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Poverty World. The Vietnamese police investigated more than 1,000 cases of human trafficking between 2012 to 2017, and arrested more than 2,000 people for their involvement in … Vietnamese citizens, primarily women and girls, … Vietnam says it "strongly condemns human trafficking," after UK police said they believed 39 people found dead in a lorry were all Vietnamese. Human Trafficking. The Associated Press. Wherever there is poverty, conflict and gender inequality, women’s and girls’ lives are at-risk for exploitation. National Human Trafficking and Slavery Prevention Month. Human rights in focus Vietnam Essex lorry tragedy must spur greater effort to stop trafficking from Vietnam M i m i V u , D o r o t h e a C z a r n e c k i a n d N a d i a S e b t a o u i The Vietnamese government estimates 90% of Vietnamese trafficking victims are trafficked into China, and 80% are sexually exploited. Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. Article 150 of the penal code criminalized labor trafficking and sex trafficking of adults and prescribed penalties of five to 10 years’ imprisonment and fines of 20 million to 100 million Vietnamese dong (VND) ($862 to $4,310). Sex trafficking victims in the country are from all ethnic groups in Vietnam and foreigners. In that article, there was a focus on Vietnam due to the recent tragedy involving 39 people who were found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Britain. The trafficking of children is present in all ASEAN countries, and perhaps throughout most of the world. The month of January has been designated by the White House as National Human Trafficking and Slavery Prevention Month. Human Trafficking in Colonial Vietnam is the first in-depth historical study of trafficking in Vietnam. Sex trafficking in Vietnam is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.Vietnam is a source and, to a lesser extent, destination country for sexually trafficked persons.