Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister calls for action against human trafficking.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong has highlighted the growing problem of human trafficking in his country. While speaking at a conference on the subject, he urged the government to develop an action plan for 2007 – 2010. The ministry of Public Security estimates that more than 6000 women and children have been sold into forced labour and prostitution abroad. This figure does not include those sold within the country. The government also believes that many of the 136,000 marriages between Vietnamese citizens and foreigners are linked to human trafficking rings and could lead to the woman being sold into slavery. To read more about this, please go to http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02SOC070407