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Human Trafficking On The Rise In Northern Region

Human Trafficking On The Rise In Northern Region

The number of human trafficking cases involving women in the northern province of Yen Bai began increasing in 2004, according to local police reports.

Since 2004 there have been 374 women and children illegally sold to foreign countries.

And from the beginning of 2007 through the present a total of 60 people have become victims of this ordeal. Twenty-five people were from Mu Cang Chai District, 14 from Van Chan District, and 11 from Nghia Lo Town.

"Most victims are young women and female children in difficult situations. They generally do not have a lot of education or knowledge. The traffickers deceive and take advantage of them, telling them they can go work elsewhere and earn a higher income than in their local areas," said Ta Khac Hong, Head of the Mu Cang Chai’s police station .

"But what happens is, instead of having a chance to get an easy job with a higher income as promised, the women must resort to difficult jobs like house cleaner, maid, and even prostitution, all the while unable to escape their suffering and poor treatment."

Hoang Thi L. (not her real name), from Son Thinh Commune in Van Chinh District, was one rare lucky woman who managed to escape and return to Viet Nam.

"While I was working in a Chinese whorehouse, one night a man bought me and asked me to marry him. I believed I was lucky to meet him, but I fell into another disaster when I was made to be the ‘wife’ of all seven men in his family," said L.

"I often thought I could not stand my life anymore, but my mother’s image gave me the strength to escape and find my way back home."

According to Luong Thi Dam, Vice President of the Women’s Union in Yen Bai Province, most people who were deceived and sold to other countries are living in poverty with many children. And often, it was people in the same village that deceived the women and children. Cu Thi Ly in Khao Mang Township of Mu Cang Chai District was a typical case. She sold her own two children and deceived many other women in her district.

As revealed by local police, there are many cases in which families of human trafficking victims only informed the authorities after trying for a long time on their own to find them. It is this lack of knowledge that unintentionally lends a helping hand to this kind of crime. Most of the girls sold to other countries never return, which creates enormous difficulties for the investigators trying to prevent this type of crime.

It is of great importance that relevant organisations and individuals co-operate with each other to disseminate information on trafficking violations and also to run training courses on law consultancy in remote villages, encouraging women not to be deceived by such evildoers. Individuals must also strengthen the control over their homes and neighbouring villages to effectively prevent further cases of women and children trafficking.

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