Project “Tackling modern slavery from Vietnam”" closes

The Office of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam held a workshop to review the implementation of the project “Tackling modern slavery from Vietnam”.

Project “Tackling modern slavery from Vietnam”
Senior Colonel Nguyen Hong Nguyen speaks at the workshop.

The Office of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam held a workshop to review the implementation of the project “Tackling modern slavery from Vietnam” under the co-chair of Deputy Chief of MPS Office Senior Colonel Nguyen Hong Nguyen and Head of IOM Vietnam Park Mihyung.

The workshop was organized in person and via videoconferencing with the participation of delegates from international organizations, government agencies and partners in Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Hai Phong, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh, the project’s target localities.

Implementing the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in preventing and combating human trafficking between Vietnam and the UK, the Vietnamese Minister of Public Security on ​​August 26, 2019, signed Decision No. 6463/QD-BCA approving the project “Tackling modern slavery from Vietnam: An interagency programme for behavior change, access to justice and reintegration support.

Project “Tackling modern slavery from Vietnam”
Delegates attending the event.

The project aims to concretize the commitments of the Vietnamese Government, ministries, and sectors to implementing three main areas of the struggle against human trafficking, namely prevention, prosecution – trial, and protection.

Speaking at the project closing workshop, Senior Colonel Nguyen Hong Nguyen affirmed that the project has now been completed and achieved comprehensive results in all three areas thanks to the sound leadership of the MPS as well as the close coordination between donors and local authorities in five provinces and cities as beneficiaries of the project.

After 3 years of implementing the project, more than 80,000 people have been equipped with knowledge of modern slavery and human trafficking while 1.5 million people have accessed related information via social media. More than 1,400 cadres have trained in counter-human trafficking through training courses while some 300 victims and potential victims of human trafficking have been supported.

At the event, Head of IOM Vietnam Park Mihyung said that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause human trafficking to increase and more people may become victims of forced labor and sexual abuse. Ms. Park pledged to continue joining hands with Vietnamese agencies and organizations to prevent human trafficking and develop new areas of cooperation to support safe migration, combat human trafficking and modern slavery.

At the project closing workshop, delegates shared lessons and valuable experiences of interagency cooperation and community-based support while proposing solutions to improve the efficiency of the fight against human trafficking in localities.

By Thien Minh

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