Vietnam, Cambodia to Battle Human Trafficking

The Vietnam Women’s Union announced that national consulting agencies against human trafficking will be set up in Vietnam and Cambodia.

According to the Ministry of Public Security, of the 639 human trafficking cases in Vietnam since 2006, 1,287 human traffickers sold 2,137 women and children overseas.  Most of these cases took place in the nine provinces that share borders with Cambodia.

Most of the victims come from the remote areas of southern Vietnam and many are uneducated and poor.

The two governments in October 2005 signed a bilateral cooperation agreement against human trafficking and assisting victims. 

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