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Following a tip off from an alleged victim of human smuggling, U.S. and Vietnamese law enforcement agencies conducted an investigation in Vietnam that contributed to a subsequent six-count federal indictment issued by the Eastern District of New York, the U.S. Consulate General in HCMC stated. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US snare suspected human smugglers in joint operation

At the same time, the media and the press also detect and criticize violations of human rights and citizen's rights, thereby fighting to protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and the interests of the State; participating in the struggle on the front of ideology and theory in order to protect the views and lines of the Party, and the State's policies in the field of human rights and citizenship. … [Read more...] about The role of journalists is indispensable for protection of human rights

Last year, the National Assembly passed the Labor Code (revised) with many new regulations that better guarantee the rights of workers and joined the Convention 98 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) on the right of collective negotiation. Convention 98 is one of the eight core ILO conventions within the framework of fundamental principles and rights at work. This is a pivotal convention that has become an important component of the new generation of free trade agreements, such as the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) or the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the EU, as well as in most multinational groups’ corporate social responsibility policy. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – a responsible member of international human rights conventions

Hai Phong (VNS/VNA) — Vietnamese authorities have improved the legal framework, stepped up communication measures and promoted international co-operation to ensure labourers enjoy better rights when working abroad under contracts, a conference has heard.Vietnamese labourers abroad.guest workers abroad in specific has been among the important policies of the government, Major General Nguyen Van Ky, deputy chief of the human rights office, said at the conference.Human trafficking crimes via labour migration is still a pressing issue in Vietnam. According to Colonel Cao Quoc Viet from the Criminal Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, the victims, mostly from vulnerable groups in the rural and mountainous areas, are trafficked for sex, labour and their body parts, among other reasons. … [Read more...] about Vietnam steps up measures to protect guest workers abroad

A Europe-wide operation will be launched this year to tackle the problem initiated by the BKA and bringing in police from countries including Poland, Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Belgium as well as EU law enforcement agency Europol. … [Read more...] about German police set sights on Vietnamese people smuggling