Email this page

Vietnam

Archived Updates

Vietnamese Women Duped into Foreign Marriages
Thousands of Vietnamese women, mostly poor and uneducated, are illegally leaving the country to marry foreigners.

ASEAN Campaign to Combat Child Sex Tourism Launched in Ha Noi, Vietnam
Child-sex offenders are not welcome in Viet Nam, Deputy Director of Viet Nam Administration of Tourism Pham Tu said at an ASEAN-wide advertising campaign launched in Ha Noi.

Vital Voices Makes Resources Available from "Civil Society and Government Collaboration to Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region" Conference
Vital Voices Global Partnership has made resources and information available on their web site about the "Civil Society and Government Collaboration to Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region" Conference, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand on 22-24 May 2006.

Vietnam and Cambodia to Crack Down on Human Trafficking
Vietnam and Cambodia will crack down on human trafficking operations across the border between the two countries, the Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam has announced.

Final Statement from “Civil Society and Government Collaboration to Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Greater Mekong Sub-region" Conference
A Final Statement is made at the end of a successful, regional conference.

Mekong Governments Demonstrate Concrete Action Against Human Trafficking
The six Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Governments (Cambodia, China, Laos, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam) concluded a three day meeting beginning on 12 May 2006 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Two Agreements Pledging US $1.8 million to COMMIT Process
On 4 May 2006 an agreement was signed between the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNDP, in which the Norwegian Government pledged to contribute a total of 6,800,000 Kroner (about US $1 million) to combat human trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS).

Governments, Workers' and Employers' Organizations From 5 Mekong Countries Gather to Discuss Human Trafficking Prevention
Main Focus on Foreign Migrant Workers - A Review of Cross-Border Recruitment Practices and Advocacy Initiatives.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Signs 'Historic' Agreement with Vietnam, Cambodia
AFP cooperates with neighboring countries on trafficking.

6,000 Vietnamese women, children trafficked abroad in 2005
Vietnam keeping track of how many women and children are trafficked.

Managing Migration in Southeast Asia
The incentives to migrate are rising because of increasing demographic and economic inequalities between countries.

Vietnam Court Sentences Human Trafficking Ring
The Ha Noi People's Court sentenced ten individuals to 5-to-13 years in prison for human trafficking activities.

Vietnamese Delegation Visit to Singapore
Think Centre forges ASEAN solidarity ¹ Beyond the veneer of state-to-state diplomatic relations, Singapore saw its foremost socio-political NGO Think Centre host a landmark exchange visit from its ASEAN counterparts.

Vietnamese Trafficked into China for Prostitution
Over the last few years criminals in the border areas in Guangxi have adopted many methods to traffic Vietnamese women into China.

Vietnam and Australia Co-operate in Fight Against Human Trafficking¹
Australia will provide the Vietnamese Border Defence Command with facilities for two rooms for checking passports and other papers.