Media to prevent illegal immigration to Australia
(Baonghean.vn) - On May 4-5, the Nghe An Border Guard Command coordinated with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam, the People's Committees of Quynh Nghia and Quynh Thuan communes, Quynh Luu district to organize a community communication program on preventing illegal migration by boat from Vietnam to Australia.
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| Many people attended the media session. Photo: Hai Thuong |
This communication program is one of the series of activities to prevent illegal migration to Australia by boat that the Nghe An Border Guard Command and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have coordinated to implement since 2014, and has been deployed in 4 districts with over 24 coastal communes of Nghe An province with many forms such as direct consultation, watching skits, answering questions, showing videos, etc.;
At the same time, provide information on Australian immigration regulations and the consequences that will occur for illegal migrants to Australia by sea, helping people access useful information, thereby being more vigilant against fraudulent tricks and making the right decision, not risking their lives and money to illegally migrate from Vietnam to Australia.
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| Delegates participating in the exchange at the media session. Photo: Hai Thuong |
At the media session, people heard a lot of useful information about regulations on immigration prevention, especially illegal immigration to Australia. In particular, immigration and labor export, illegal immigration have many unpredictable risks.
In recent years, the wave of migration around the world has tended to increase. It is estimated that more than 1 million people have migrated to Europe. International and national efforts have been and are being carried out. Although the European Union has many solutions to tighten borders to deal with illegal immigration, European countries still do not have a common "solution" to prevent the above situation and is causing economic, cultural, social, defense and security consequences in a number of countries around the world.
In Australia, in recent years, although the situation of illegal immigration has decreased, it still occurs frequently, including Vietnamese people in general and Nghe An people in particular.
The reason for the illegal labor export and border crossing cases is that people's awareness of safe migration is still limited, allowing bad guys to take advantage of it, incite and entice them... Although they spend a lot of money on people-smuggling subjects, migrants are still starved, beaten, exploited for labor and even lose their lives. In fact, most of the migrants to Australia are discovered, arrested and returned to Vietnam by the authorities of this country.
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| The International Organization for Migration (IOM), Nghe An Border Guards and the Australian Embassy presented gifts to Quynh Thuan commune. Photo: Hai Thuong |
According to the report of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, from 2010 to 2017, in Nghe An province, there were 104 people exporting labor without contracts to Australia.
Under Australian law, anyone who enters Australia by boat without a visa is automatically barred from entering Australia.
From December 2017 to May 2018, the Australian immigration authority announced that 19 cases of illegal entry and exit into the country were returned to their home countries.