How to stop Mong people in Ky Son from migrating freely

(Baonghean) - Over the past years, some Mong people in the border district of Ky Son have sold their houses, buffaloes, cows, and property to illegally migrate to Laos, affecting social order and economic development. In this situation, many propaganda solutions and support for production and livestock have been implemented by the government and all levels and sectors to limit migration of people and gradually stabilize their lives.

Find the cause

Traveling 30 km from Muong Xen Town to the center of Huoi Tu Commune, a commune considered a "hot spot" for illegal migration to Laos, we met Mr. Denh Ba Long, Vice Chairman of the Commune People's Committee. He said: With the attention and support of the Party and the State, people in Huoi Tu have enjoyed many preferential policies, especially policies on economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction. But the commune is still poor. With a population of 857 households and 4,262 people, the people's lives are mainly based on agriculture, but the harsh climate and terrain conditions; limited production land, poor harvests, make people's lives extremely difficult. The average income per capita is less than 400 thousand VND/month; the poverty rate is 53.19%. Starting this year, in Huoi Tu, only 2/13 villages have been installed with electricity; About 70% of people still lack clean water for daily use...

Taking advantage of the lack of knowledge and the weakness in life development, some bad elements have incited, incited, and enticed the people in the commune to sell all their houses and cattle to illegally migrate to Laos. Through unofficial routes, or taking advantage of the border markets held on the 15th and 30th of each month in the neighboring country, near the Vietnam - Laos border gate, people from the two countries can freely cross to trade, and people have easily crossed into Laos. According to statistics from the Huoi Tu Commune Police, from 2010 to now, the whole commune has had 42 households, 245 people migrated to Laos, concentrated in 3 villages: Na Ni, Huoi Uc and Huoi Mu.

Authorities propagate about illegal immigration of Mong people to Laos.

However, life in Laos is not really what the people "dreamed of". According to Mr. Denh Dua Cho, in Huoi Kha village, Huoi Tu commune, a person who migrated to Laos and returned, he said: Before 2000, listening to the instigation and enticement of some people that it was easier to do business in Laos, the land was larger, and production was higher, I discussed with my wife selling all our assets and taking our children across the border to Laos.

But when we arrived, my family had no home, no job, no land to produce; illness constantly raged, making everyone in the family ill. After many years of being away from home, in 2003, my family decided to return to our homeland. Fortunately and touchingly, with the care and support of the local government; the protection and care of the villagers, my family now has a peaceful life.

One of the reasons for the migration of the Mong people is that the household registration management of localities in Laos is not strict, creating loopholes for people in other regions to freely travel and make a living. In addition, there are some people who violate the law or use bank loans for the wrong purposes, leading to the inability to repay the debt, so they take their whole family to escape to Laos. Through investigation and actual survey, the majority of the people who illegally migrate to Laos do business and live in difficult, deprived conditions, without any support from the Lao government. Meanwhile, the Lao ethnic community also does not want the Mong people in Vietnam to illegally migrate to Laos.

Synchronous solutions

Ky Son is one of the most disadvantaged districts in the country, with 20/21 communes benefiting from Program 135 Phase 3 and Resolution 30a of the Government. The poverty rate is 52.79%. Nearly 97% of the district's population is Mong, Thai and Kho Mu ethnic groups. In recent years, the situation of Mong people in Ky Son illegally migrating to districts of Xieng Khouang and Bolikhamxay provinces, Lao PDR has been complicated. Specifically, according to statistics from the district People's Committee, from 2007 to the end of the second quarter of 2015, the whole district had 513 households, 2,406 people who were Mong people who migrated freely.

To limit the illegal migration of Mong people to Laos, Ky Son district has made efforts to mobilize the entire political system to take part; at the same time, promoting the role of village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people in propagating and mobilizing people not to migrate illegally. Every 6 months, Ky Son district coordinates with Noong Het, Muong Kham, Muong Quan and Muong Moc districts of Laos to organize meetings and report on the economic, political, defense and security development of the locality; including reporting on the illegal migration of Mong people from Ky Son district to Laos; at the same time, coordinating with the competent authorities of the neighboring country to organize strict inspections and return Mong citizens living illegally in Laos to Vietnam.

In particular, the Government's ethnic policies and preferential programs for ethnic minorities in extremely difficult areas continue to be effectively implemented. Thousands of houses under Decision 167 have been built, gradually eliminating the dilapidated bamboo and thatch houses for the people. From 2009 to now, the district has supported the purchase of nearly 4,000 breeding cows and delivered them directly to households. The whole district also has 282 economic development models. Support policies through contracting for forest care and protection, land allocation, and forest allocation for production forest planting have been well directed and implemented, since then, forest coverage has increased from 45% to 50%. The labor export policy implemented under Decision 71 has been implemented with 114 workers going to work in Malaysia...

In Huoi Tu commune, the government and organizations coordinate with village elders and village chiefs to strengthen propaganda and mobilize people to each village and household so that people are clearly aware that illegal migration is a violation of the law and has many potential risks. At the same time, commune officials regularly participate in village meetings; directly exchange, talk, and learn about the thoughts, aspirations, difficulties, and problems that people are facing. At the same time, through inspections and reports from the people, if any family is discovered to have the intention of selling buffaloes, cows, or houses to migrate to Laos, the commune government will immediately approach and inform the people of the whole commune not to buy the houses, buffaloes, or cows of that family; at the same time, continuously organize many meetings to propagate and persuade people to give up the intention of entering a difficult, hungry life of migration.

Gradually eliminate the idea of ​​migration

One advantage of Huoi Tu commune is that the land and weather are suitable for growing Tuyet Shan tea. Therefore, the Youth Volunteer Team 8 chose this place as a location to grow and process tea on the spot. In addition, the team also creates conditions to help people develop their economy by supporting seeds, providing technical guidance and purchasing tea for processing. Currently, the whole commune has about 200 households growing more than 370 hectares, earning about 30 million VND/household each year.

At the same time, credit loans from the Bank for Social Policies for the poor have helped people develop their economy, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty. Preferential credit sources have helped 3,813 poor households borrow capital to develop livestock and production. Households have invested in buying more than 40,000 buffaloes and cows, creating jobs for more than 40,000 local workers; 900 students have peace of mind in their studies; poor households have been able to build 2,423 houses; farmers have been supported to repair more than 2,000 clean water and environmental sanitation works, etc.

For example, the family of Mr. Denh Dua Cho, in Huoi Kha village (Huoi Tu), after a period of exile in Laos, in 2003, his family returned to their old village. With the support of the government, Mr. Cho borrowed an additional 2.5 million VND from the district's Social Policy Bank to buy a breeding cow. Thanks to good care and proper techniques, his herd of cows has multiplied each year, bringing the total number of cows to 10. In addition, his family also planted and cared for more than 2 hectares of tea to import to the Youth Union 8. Each year, they earn 70 - 80 million VND.

By raising awareness of actively working and striving in life, Mr. Denh Dua Cho's family and many other households have gradually escaped poverty sustainably. From that reality, all levels and sectors always hope that people will strive to improve themselves, work hard, stabilize their lives, take advantage of local advantages; preferential policies of the State and support from units to apply effectively in work and in life. Only when people completely eliminate the idea of ​​migrating to another land can they build a stable, prosperous and developing life for themselves and their children./.

Van Anh