Inter-Agency Cooperation to Raise Awareness on Human Trafficking in Vietnam: Good Practices and Challenges

Asian Journal of Criminology - Tập 13 - Trang 251-274 - 2018
Tien Hoang Le1, Kerry Carrington1, Thanh Hung Tran2, Thanh Phuc Nguyen2, Trung Kien Le2, Ngoc Ha Bui2
1Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
2People’s Police University, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Tóm tắt

Awareness-raising tactics are arguably the first priority in the prevention strategies in Vietnam at present. Awareness-raising campaigns are implemented through two kinds of communication methods: community-based activities and mass media. Although anti-trafficking activities in Vietnam have achieved some successful results, recent evidence suggests that a lack of clear progress in the areas of trafficking awareness-raising still remains. The quality and extent of collaboration between authorised agencies are key factors in anti-trafficking activities, including raising awareness on human trafficking. However, to date, there has been no systematic research on inter-agency cooperation in awareness-raising activities in Vietnam. This paper first reviews the nature of human trafficking and legal framework on raising trafficking awareness in Vietnam. The paper then presents successes and challenges of current inter-agency collaborative activities undertaken to implement the awareness-raising strategies.

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