The trafficking of women and children from Vietnam - CEOP

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Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 3
2. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 4
3. Anti trafficking infrastructure in Vietnam ........................................................................................... 6
3.1 Rule 130 and the National Plan of Action ..................................................................................... 6
3.2 Trafficking Legislation in Vietnam ................................................................................................. 7
3.3 Reintegration, Rehabilitation and Awareness Raising .................................................................. 7
3.4 Issues with access to Services ...................................................................................................... 8
4. Trafficking trends in Vietnam, recruitment and debt bondage ....................................................... 10
4.1 Trafficking Statistics (women and girls) ...................................................................................... 10
4.2 Trafficking of Men and Boys ....................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Child Victims ............................................................................................................................... 11
4.4 Recruitment ................................................................................................................................ 13
4.5 Debt bondage .............................................................................................................................. 17
5. The Trafficking of Women and Children into China ......................................................................... 18
5.1 Crossing Borders ......................................................................................................................... 18
5.2 Control and Coercion .................................................................................................................. 21
5.3 Exploitation ................................................................................................................................. 23
5.4 Escape and Removal from Exploitation ...................................................................................... 23
6. Victims trafficked to the UK .............................................................................................................. 25
6.1 Labour contracts and travel visas ............................................................................................... 25
6.2 Girls exploited for residency in the UK ...................................................................................... 26
6.3 Vietnamese girls trafficked to the UK via China.......................................................................... 27
6.4 Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) with the UK ............................................................................... 28
7. CEOP’s International Child Protection Network in South East Asia ................................................. 30
8. Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................... 31
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