Protection of Child Victims of Trafficking in Vietnam

Abstract

Human trafficking rose as a particularly concerning problem for the international community in the 1990s and early 2000. It quickly became an outbreak when facing the global pressure of illegal immigration, loose borders, security danger, and economic and territorial integrity. Women and children are two typical vulnerable objects, hence targeted by culprits in kidnapping, blackmail, trafficking, sexual abuse, exploited labor, or taking organs. With a complicated diverse terrain, child trafficking in Vietnam has been an unsolved issue, forcing the Vietnamese government to work harder to protect the future generation. Therefore, this research focuses on two main objectives, including investigating the protection of child victims of trafficking in Vietnam and proposing potential solutions in the future. The article suggests increasing the number and quality of research (conducted by Vietnamese organizations/experts) about child trafficking. Experiences learned from the Vietnamese context showed that frequent inspection, evaluation, and summarization in implementing international rules are necessary as well as remuneration for border sites or the police army. In the end, this paper might help other developing countries face difficulties from academic studies on child trafficking, new trafficking techniques, and victim assistance measures in the COVID-19 pandemic.