Combating trafficking in person and supporting victims of human trafficking are among the key tasks that Vietnam and countries around the world are prioritising and actively implementing, including perfecting relevant legal systems.
Lieutenant Colonel Dinh Van Trinh, deputy head of Division 5 of the Criminal Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, said they are enacting the Law on Human Trafficking Prevention and Control and related laws.
Vietnam is one of the earliest countries that signed on to the UN’s conventions and protocols, and memoranda of understanding (MOU) of Asean and regional countries, as well as cooperation agreements with relevant countries.It has strengthened bilateral and multilateral cooperation in preventing and controlling human trafficking, demonstrating Vietnam’s commitment to implementing international treaties and reflecting its deep understanding of the importance of building a robust legal system to protect the most vulnerable individuals.
Notably, the 2015 Penal Code (revised and supplemented in 2017) increases the provisions on human trafficking, aligning them more closely with international treaties that Vietnam has joined. These are significant steps forward in establishing a specialised legal framework to combat human trafficking crimes.
These legal tools not outline measures to prevent and control human trafficking crimes but also stipulate the protection and support for victims, including community education as well as the provision of legal and psycho-social services.
Statistics from the Government’s Steering Committee for Crime Prevention and Control reveal that Vietnam detected and investigated approximately 2,400 human trafficking cases involving 3,800 offenders and 5,700 victims in the 2014 – 2023 period.
The number of human trafficking cases has significantly decreased each year, especially since 2018. — Vietnam Plus/ANN
