Raising awareness and joining hands to prevent and combat human trafficking

Ms. Bui Thi Hoa - Vice President of Vietnam Women's Union spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Ba Hau

Attending the event were Ms. Bui Thi Hoa - Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union, Major General Ho Sy Niem - Deputy Director of the Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security, representatives of a number of ministries, departments and branches of the Central Government; leaders of the Provincial Police and leaders of departments and branches of Nghe An province, and leaders of Con Cuong district.

Delegates attending the media session. Photo: Ba Hau

At the communication session, the message on preventing and combating human trafficking as well as the issue of illegal migration was conveyed to the community through a mock trial of human trafficking and illegal migration crimes, interactive Q&A sessions and behavioral situations. Thereby, helping people better understand the situation, methods and tricks of human trafficking crimes in the country in general and in the mountainous district of Con Cuong in particular; the causes and solutions to proactively prevent and stop human trafficking crimes; the role and responsibility of women's associations at all levels, families, communities and women themselves in preventing, detecting and fighting against crimes against children and minors who violate the law; especially some behavioral skills when domestic violence, child sexual abuse and human trafficking occur.

In recent years, in Con Cuong district in particular and Nghe An province in general, human trafficking crimes have become relatively complicated, including many cases of human trafficking through illegal migration with increasingly sophisticated and cunning tricks.

Mock trial. Photo: Ba Hau

Accordingly, the criminals mainly target women and children living in mountainous, remote or rural areas with difficult economic lives, limited social and legal awareness, and especially without stable jobs.

Taking advantage of these characteristics, human trafficking criminals have used all kinds of schemes and tricks to entice and attract gullible people through promises, or they draw out extremely happy and rich prospects. This crime has directly violated the life, health, honor and dignity of people, the victims of which are often women and children. Therefore, it is necessary to further promote propaganda work to prevent and combat human trafficking crimes.

Vice President of Vietnam Women's Union gives gifts to single women. Photo: Ba Hau

Speaking at the communication session, Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union - Ms. Bui Thi Hoa said that the communication session not only provides knowledge and skills but more importantly, awareness and action along with the consciousness and responsibility of each person in joining hands to prevent and combat human trafficking. Therefore, members, women and people need to raise their vigilance to prevent, stop and detect human trafficking crimes.

The Organizing Committee presented 30 gifts to policy families, poor single women, and poor students who overcame difficulties to study well in Con Cuong district. Photo: Ba Hau

In particular, women and girls need to be careful when getting acquainted and interacting with young men they know through social networks. Families with children of minor age need to pay attention to managing their children's use of phones and the internet, closely coordinating between family and school to grasp their children's friendships and have education, management, and prevention of being taken advantage of and deceived by human traffickers. People need to understand the tricks of human trafficking criminals, avoid being taken advantage of, becoming accomplices, helping and assisting human trafficking criminals.