Smuggler selling ‘fast track’ Channel crossing speaks to BBC undercover reporter
The Vietnamese people smuggler emerged, briefly and hesitantly, from the shadows of a scraggly forest close to the northern French coastline.
HCMC police dismantle baby trafficking ring across 32 localities
More than 100 police officers in HCMC have dismantled a baby trafficking ring operating across 32 cities and provinces, rescuing many children in the process.
Korean seasonal job scams rife in Vietnam
Many people are falling prey to scammers who lure them into believing they can get seasonal jobs in South Korea under an official employment program.
Police arrest human trafficker who sold over 100 Vietnamese women to China
Police in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, have detained a local woman for allegedly having sold more than 100 Vietnamese women to China as wives for local men, for up to US$24,600 per person, since 2013.
French court convicts Vietnamese truck tragedy suspects
A French court on Friday handed down jail sentences of up to 10 years in a people smuggling trial over the death of 39 Vietnamese migrants in a refrigerated container on the way to Britain.
166 Vietnamese rescued from scam casinos in Myanmar, waiting for repatriation
Myanmar authorities recently rescued 166 Vietnamese citizens, among hundreds of other foreigners, from fraudulent casinos in its northern border areas, and took them to a shelter where they are waiting for repatriation, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.
France seeks 10 years jail for 4 accused in Vietnamese migrant truck tragedy
Prosecutors called on Tuesday for jail terms of 10 years for four men accused of manslaughter over the death of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in a truck in England in 2019.
61 Vietnamese identified among those rescued from scam casinos in Myanmar
Sixty-one Vietnamese citizens were among nearly 200 foreigners who were recently rescued by Myanmar authorities from fraudulent gambling establishments in the country’s northern areas, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.
Vietnamese women rescued from refrigerated truck in France
Four Vietnamese women were among six rescued from a refrigerated truck in France when they texted a reporter to ask for help.
Risk, rewards and remittances in Vietnam’s Nghe An province
39 Vietnamese people died being smuggled into the UK in 2019. Most were from Nghe An province.
How human traffickers lure victims in Vietnam
Human traffickers are luring their victims with promises of easy jobs with high incomes, or marriages to foreign nationals, according to the Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly.
Tricked, trafficked, woman back home after 27 years in China
A woman who was tricked and trafficked into China in 1995 has been reunited with her family in central Vietnam, but she yearns to be back with her children in China.
Cambodia repatriates 78 Vietnamese tricked into illegal business
Border guards in Vietnam’s southern Tay Ninh Province on Tuesday received 78 Vietnamese rescued from casinos and illegal firms in Cambodia.
Escapees from Cambodian casinos burst into tears after returning to Vietnam
Vietnamese workers fleeing a casino in Cambodia’s Svay Rieng Province last week returned home Wednesday, with some unable to hold back their emotions.
Over 50 Vietnamese flee Cambodia casino
A group of over 50 Vietnamese workers who fled a casino in Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province near Moc Bai border gate were caught by Cambodian authorities on Saturday afternoon.
Easy job, easy money : how Vietnamese citizens are trafficked in Cambodia
« No experience or degree required. Salary of VND 20-30 million per month ($852-1,279). Company-covered accommodation. » Such ads are bait used to hook Vietnamese people to work in Cambodia.
Cambodia police claim to have rescued 5 Vietnamese trafficking victims
Police in Cambodia are holding five Vietnamese nationals who they suspect are trafficking victims though the latter have denied they were being held.
US Adds Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei to human trafficking blacklist
The State Department’s 2022 Trafficking in Persons report gave five out of 11 Southeast Asian nations its lowest Tier 3 rating.
Vietnam rescues 400 citizens tricked to work illegally in Cambodia
Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities have collaborated to repatriate 400 Vietnamese citizens who had been tricked and sold to Cambodia.
Young members of ethnic minority groups most at risk in Vietnam-China human trafficking trade
The study by the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation found that groups such as the H’mong and Thai were vulnerable to being caught up in the illicit trade. More than 60 per cent of victims and prosecuted traffickers were from these…
Vietnam : Human trafficking on the rise amid COVID
Rights groups have warned about increasing human trafficking as the pandemic pushes many vulnerable individuals to the brink. They say that despite closed borders, people are crossing illegally into China and Myanmar.
Poverty, child labour and trafficking In Vietnam
Almost a year ago in October 2019, the world was shocked by a tragedy called the “Essex lorry deaths” which involved 39 people who were found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Britain.
Essex lorry deaths : Vietnam jails four for ‘brokering illegal emigration’
Prison sentences range from two-and-a-half years and seven-and-a-half years for role in 2019 operation in which 39 people died