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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the early years
of the 21st Century gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Vietnam.htm
Vietnam is a source and destination country
for men, women, and children trafficked for forced labor and commercial
sexual exploitation. Women and children are trafficked to the People’s
Republic of China (PRC), Cambodia, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Taiwan, and Macau for sexual exploitation. Vietnam is a source
country for men and women who migrate for work through informal networks and
through state-owned and private labor export companies in the construction,
fishing, or manufacturing sectors in Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, the PRC,
Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Western Europe, and the Middle East, but
subsequently face conditions of forced labor or debt bondage. Labor export
companies may charge workers as much as $10,000 for the opportunity to work
abroad, making them highly vulnerable to debt bondage. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in
Persons Report, June, 2009 [full country report] |
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FEATURED ARTICLES *** The Plight Of Vietnamese Women Nguoi Viet ,
Commentary, New news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=645a2f7fb0e2cede54e7d5eb73925ac6 [accessed 28 August 2011] There
are, at present, around 200,000 Vietnamese women in Trafficking of men appears in border
provinces humantrafficking21.blogspot.com/2007/10/trafficking-of-men-appears-in-border.html [accessed 15 August 2012] Two months ago, a
woman came to Phu’s hamlet to recruit workers to
work in Trafficking of
women is popular but trafficking of men is still very strange to both the
people and state agencies. Young boys like Diu and Phu
want to denounce the woman who sold them to ***
ARCHIVES *** Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices U.S. Dept of State Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, March 8, 2006 www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61632.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS
– Some children were trafficked domestically, and others were trafficked to
foreign destinations for the purpose of prostitution. An NGO advocate has
estimated that the average age of trafficked girls was between 15 and 17
years of age. Some reports indicated that the ages of girls trafficked to Individuals also
were convicted in cases in which parents received payments in exchange for
giving up their infant children for adoption. In addition, there was
anecdotal evidence that small children and infants were sometimes kidnapped
and sold to traffickers in There were reports
that some women from Poor women and
teenage girls, especially those from rural areas, were most at risk for being
trafficked. MPS and UNICEF research indicated that trafficking victims can
come from any part of the country but were concentrated in certain northern
and southern border provinces as well as the central Individual
opportunists and informal networks, as well as some organized groups, lured
poor, often rural, women with promises of jobs or marriage and forced them to
work as prostitutes. The government stated that organized criminal groups
were involved in recruitment, transit, and other trafficking‑related
activities. Concluding Observations of the Committee on
the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of
the Child, 31 January 2003 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/vietnam2003.html [accessed 17 January 2011] [49] The Committee
notes with concern that a significant proportion of sex workers are under the
age of 18. Furthermore, it is concerned that, although the State party
recognizes trafficking in children to be a significant problem, the number of
officially reported cases is very low. Boycott "Blood Cashews" From
Vietnam Press Release, BPSOS - Boat People SOS,
June 13, 2012 www.bpsos.org/mainsite/media-room/press-releases/41-international/142.html [accessed 27 December 2012] At a recent hearing
before the US Congress, Dr. Nguyen Dinh Thang, Executive Director of Boat People SOS (BPSOS),
reported that Vietnamese prisoners, including political prisoners, have
similarly been subjected to forced labor:
"One Montagnard, jailed from 2002
through 2009, had to do this for 7 years.
His hands were injured by the caustic resin from the cashew nuts
because he was not allowed to wear gloves." Speaking for CAMSA,
Mr. Vu Quoc Dung, Secretary General of
Germany-based International Society for Human Rights, denounces the dangerous
cashew work in prisons such as the Z30A Prison in Xuan
Loc, where political prisoners are forced each to
process 32 kg of class B cashews daily. Some prisoners have developed
blindness as a result. Many have suffered injuries to their faces and hands.
Those failing to meet the assigned quota would be beaten with a whip and
kicked. Political prisoners who oppose forced labor have reportedly been
shackled and held in solitary confinement. Trafficking victims try to remake lives Monica Rhor,
Associated Press AP, April 13, 2009 www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/04/13/0413trafficking.html [accessed 17 January 2011] Like dozens of
other workers from vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02SOC040208 [access date unavailable] Malaysian Deputy
Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar said that scores of young women from
the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region in News.com.au, patrick.guenin2.free.fr/cantho/vnnews08/man.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] The Most Vietnamese
women and children who fall victim to trafficking are sent to neighbouring Human trafficking crackdown At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] As many as 900
human trafficking cases involving 1,600 traffickers and 2,200 smuggled women
and children were detected from 2005-2007.
Police and border guards have also uncovered several rings that
trafficked women and children from Tonya Graham, Gender Links
Opinion and Commentary Service, November 29, 2007 www.genderlinks.org.za/article/human-trafficking-concern-for-2010-2007-11-29 [accessed 17 January 2011] Human trafficking
is a pervasive global problem, and strong laws are vital to preventing and
prosecuting it, as well as caring for survivors. Take the case of Mary Jiang*
who left her home in Thanhnien News, -- Source:
HLHPN VN At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] Of the 639 human
trafficking cases in Foundation fights human trafficking Source: english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/10/750696/ [accessed 17 January 2011] vina365.biz/EN/?action=News&T=Detail&gID=2&ID=11&cID=6540 [accessed 4 September 2012] The Trafficking of men appears in border
provinces humantrafficking21.blogspot.com/2007/10/trafficking-of-men-appears-in-border.html [accessed 15 August 2012] Two months ago, a
woman came to Phu’s hamlet to recruit workers to
work in Trafficking of
women is popular but trafficking of men is still very strange to both the
people and state agencies. Young boys like Diu and Phu
want to denounce the woman who sold them to Stop Violence Against Women,
The Advocates for Human Rights, July 30, 2007 -- Source: "Ha Noi Reins in Marriages to Combat Human Trafficking,"
stopvaw.org/vietnam_trafficking.html [accessed 17 January 2011] In an effort to
combat trafficking in women and sexual exploitation, the Ha Noi Justice department has strengthened its efforts to
investigate new marriages with foreign citizens by promulgating new
regulations. Three hundred officials were informed of the procedures to
interview applicant couples and verify the authenticity of their unions. The
regulations, which are part of the National Programme
on Crime Prevention, seek to prevent fraudulent marriages that conceal human
trafficking. Forum urges regional powers to battle human
trafficking vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=06SOC130707 [access date unavailable] Khiet said that for Foundation begins project to end human
trafficking in Viet Nam vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01SOC010607 [access date unavailable] Female students at secondary
and high school education levels as well as those young girls who are
studying at vocational training centres will be
taught about safe migration, thereby they will be
able to lead a safe livelihood when choosing to live far away from home. Many believe girls
are often trafficked by people within their own community and sometimes even
by family members, making it critical to involve communities as the first
line of defence in preventing trafficking. Many women and young girls are trafficked
as they migrate from Deputy PM asks for more focus on human
trafficking prevention www.humantrafficking.org/updates/606 [accessed 3 May 2012] Apart
from women and girls, men and boys are also being trafficked for forced
labour overseas. Most of the victims,
who were sent across the country's borders for prostitution or child adoption
purposes, are from remote, mountainous and underprivileged regions. humantrafficking.org-- Adapted from:Thanh Nien News, 6 April
2007 www.humantrafficking.org/updates/597 [accessed 17 January 2011] The trafficking of
Vietnamese women and children, mainly across borders with Protecting young women from human
trafficking in Viet Nam Steve Nettleton, UNICEF, 7
December 2006 www.unicef.org/infobycountry/vietnam_37406.html [accessed 17 January 2011] In 1991, Phuong was lured to the border by traffickers and
taken against her will to “I didn’t know how
old he was or the name of the place we lived,” she said. “I lost my freedom.
I had to go everywhere with his family or else I was locked in a room. I had
to work hard. When I was tired or sick, they didn’t let me stop working. Commune fights human trafficking www.naaa.it/naaa/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=619 [accessed 17 January 2011] "What will you
do if a strange woman asks you to go with her to Lang Son with promises of a
good job?" a child in the jury asks of another contestant of the same
age. "I would say
no definitely," responds the other side. The community has
dedicated its time to fighting human trafficking, a
topic not discussed much in the past, with the best possible weapon: an
education. Anti human trafficking steering committee
debuts Radio The Voice Of english.vovnews.vn/Home/Anti-human-trafficking-steering-committee-debuts/200610/31446.vov [accessed 17 January 2011] The Steering Committee
for the implementation of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative
Against Human Trafficking (COMMIT) made its debut in Ha Noi
on Sept. 29. The committee will
focus on identifying victims and arresting criminals, building a legal
framework and national action plans, and promoting bilateral and multi-sectoral cooperation in the fight against human
trafficking. Lien Chau , Thanhnien News, August 28, 2006 At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] Trafficked young girls
have been forced into the sex trade or forced to marry older men. Vietnamese and Chinese police raided more
than 30 human trafficking gangs in July and August alone this year. Govt crack down on
human trafficking in border provinces Tien Phong, vietnamnet, 14/08/2006 hoilhpn.org.vn/NewsDetail.asp?Catid=126&NewsId=4255&lang=EN [accessed 17 January 2011]] Eight government
working groups will visit five border provinces this month to investigate
allegations of trafficking of women and children. The five provinces are Lang Son, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh, Thanh
Hoa and Lao Cai. Thanh Nien Daily, July 21, 2006 www.thanhniennews.com/education/?catid=4&newsid=17967 [access date unavailable] In According to
sources from UNICEF and More co-operation needed in war on human
trafficking At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 13 September 2011] Reviewing the human
trafficking trend in the region, While in the past
women and children have been reported as trafficked victims, Thatun said that boys and men have also been identified
as victims as well into the sex trade, heavy labour, begging, marriage, and
the fishing industry. Tan Duc,
Thanh Nien News,
2006-06-28 -- Source : www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=17163 www.meetup.com/trafficking-43/messages/boards/thread/1986704 [accessed 17 January 2011] Nearly 1000
Vietnamese women and children have been rescued from being sold abroad since
last year, a conference on human trafficking held in the southern Can Tho city on Wednesday heard. VN, vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01SOC220606 [access date unavailable] More than 550
Vietnamese women and children were trafficked to The police said the
victims were deceived by members of organised crime
gangs in both countries who promised them good jobs in big cities in Bernama, At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] Under the campaign,
part of specific activities under an agreement signed between the two
governments in October 2005 regarding cooperation in eliminating human
trafficking and helping victims, The Cambodian side
will define key areas, suspects and rings engaged in trafficking Vietnamese
women and children. Xinhua News Agency, news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/07/content_4517342.htm [accessed 17 January 2011]] Since the signing
of the historic COMMIT Memorandum of Understanding in Yangon, Myanmar in
October 2004, by Ministers of the six countries, the Governments have been
active in laying the foundation for a network of cooperation to stop
traffickers and prosecute them, protect victims of trafficking and assist
them return safely home, and launch efforts to prevent others from sharing
the same fate. Trafficking vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=03SOC270406 [access date unavailable] Under a national programme on combating human trafficking, the Public
Security Ministry and relevant Government agencies would intensify efforts to
halve this crime by 2010, officials said. One-quarter of Viet girls forced into
prostitution to return home Viet Chien
& Thanh Nien, The www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=10398 [Last access date unavailable] patrick.guenin2.free.fr/cantho/vnnews05/quarter.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] Interpol Vietnamese women trafficked, rescued in
Czech Republic October 11, 2005 -- Source: Nguoi Lao Dong - Compiled by Thanh
Hang At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 4 September 2011] According to Czech
police, most of young women involved came from Vietnam’s northern and central
provinces of Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Hai
Phong, Nghe An and Quang Ninh. They had to pay US$5,000 to $7,500 each,
tricked into thinking that they were coming to Czech on legitimate terms to
well-paid jobs, but instead were forced into prostitution. Andrew Lam, San Francisco
Chronicle, August 21, 2005 www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/21/INGQEEA80C1.DTL [accessed 17 January 2011] But mostly, the
"Tale of Kieu" is relevant to
contemporary Stopping an 'Epidemic' -- Vietnamese Priest
Reaches Out to Sex Trafficking Victims Pacific News Service, by the
Rev. Nguyen Van Hung, as told to Andrew Lam, Posted: Aug 02, 2005 news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=2d5ce7724e7cbe84db0c10e07c85f3a4 [accessed 26 August 2011] Border police rescue 37 in anti-human
trafficking drive Xinhua News Agency, www.humanrights-china.org/news/2005-7-13/2005713104306.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] The women were
saved thanks to a joint operation between Guangxi and Cambodian police rescue 88 sex workers Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC
Radio At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] [scroll down] Police in Cody Yiu,
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/03/16/2003246451 [accessed 17 January 2011] "It's good news,
actually, as this measure aims to crack down on human trafficking while
safeguarding legitimate matchmaking activities," a ministry spokesman
said. Human Trafficking Issue Tackled At Ha Noi Meeting At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] The six Over 300 Trafficked Women Rescued www.vnagency.com.vn/newsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=29&NEWS_ID=145034 [access date unavailable] Last year, over 300
women, who had been trafficked to The Plight Of Vietnamese Women Nguoi Viet ,
Commentary, New news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=645a2f7fb0e2cede54e7d5eb73925ac6 [accessed 28 August 2011] There are, at
present, around 200,000 Vietnamese women in The Modern Scourge of Sex Slavery Dr. Martin Brass, Soldier of
Fortune Magazine, September 2004 www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,SOF_0904_Slavery1,00.html [accessed 17 January 2011] [Photo Caption] Cambodian policeman escorts 11-year-old
Vietnamese girl from brothel in Toul Kork red-light district of Freedom House
Country Report - Political Rights: 7 Civil Liberties: 5 Status: Not Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2009/vietnam [accessed 28 June 2012] Human Rights
Overview Human Rights Watch [accessed 17 January 2011] Library of Congress Call Number
DS556.3 .V54 1989 lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/vntoc.html [accessed 17 January 2011] The Exploitation of Women and Children: A
Comparative Study of Human Trafficking Laws between the United States-Mexico
and China-Vietnam Christina T. Le, Hauser Global www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Human_Trafficking.htm [accessed 17 January 2011] 3) ARTICLES YI WANG, TRAFFICKING
IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM This study is the
profile overview of the human trafficking situation from Attempts to prevent human trafficking are
making conditions worse for voluntary migrants The Medical News, 5 June 2004 www.news-medical.net/news/2004/06/05/2190.aspx [accessed 17 January 2011] In interviews and
discussions with 100 Vietnamese women, only six reported having been
"tricked" into sex work. Most knew before they left www.humantrafficking.org/updates/38 [accessed 4 September 2012] The trafficking of
girls over the Vietnam-China border has been a problem since the two
countries normalized relations in 1989. In recent years evidence indicates
that the girls have been getting younger and more are being sold into
prostitution, rather than as wives as in the past. In 2002, 141
Vietnamese girls were rescued and repatriated in Dongxing
city alone, compared with just 15 in 2001. The number of traffickers arrested
rose from seven to 33 in the same period. The National Working Committee on Children
and Women Under the State Council At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13 September 2011] A DIFFICULT FIGHT - Yuan Guangrong, director of the Public Security Bureau of
Guangxi Autonomous Region, explains that in most of these cases, Vietnamese
women were trapped by phony promises of jobs or marriage.
"Nowadays," he says. "Traffickers often use violence to force
their victims into submission. In some cases, the victims were duped when
they were kidnapped. There are also cases in which rape or even group rape
was committed. "What's more,
he adds. "The destination for trafficking has
extended from border regions to inland provinces such as According to the
official, most proven human traffickers are Vietnamese. More often than not,
they gang up with Chinese criminals in human trafficking, targeting
Vietnamese women who are in Girls trafficked to Ho Binh
Minh, Reuters , www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2004/06/24/2003176331 [accessed 17 January 2011] Hoang Hong Tham thought she was going to Women and child trafficking reported VietnamNet , 28/Jun/2004 At one time this
article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 13
September 2011] A total of 1,758
Vietnamese women and children were reported taken from 16 provinces and cities
last year, reported the police at a regional meeting on fighting against
trafficking of women and children held in Hanoi last week. Of that figure, 263
were juveniles, including 11 who were under 10 years old. Some 870 people
managed to return home. The women and children were sold abroad, mainly Desperation up close Richard Greenberg, NBC News
producer, 1/23/2004 www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4038263/ns/dateline_nbc/ [accessed 17 January 2011] “New girls! New
girls!” exclaimed Trafficking in Persons: Myths, Methods, and
Human Rights Melanie Orhant,
Population Reference Bureau, December 2001 At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 13 September 2011] [see charts] To BBC News, 31 March, 2000 news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/697050.stm [accessed 17 January 2011] A court in the northern
Vietnamese The judge in the
trial said the group bought more than 170 new-born babies from unmarried
Vietnamese women and desperate families in several All
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