Solving difficulties in preventing and combating human trafficking
The Law on Prevention and Combating Human Trafficking was passed by the 12th National Assembly, 9th Session on March 29, 2011, and took effect from January 1, 2012. After 12 years of implementation, the practice has required amendments and supplements to the Law to address limitations, difficulties, obstacles, and inadequacies in the implementation process, meeting the requirements of current human trafficking prevention and combat work.
At the 7th Session of the 15th National Assembly in June 2024, discussing the draft Law on Prevention and Combating Human Trafficking, the majority of delegates said that the draft Law demonstrated superiority over the 2011 Law in protecting human rights and implementing in good faith international commitments to which Vietnam is a member.
Delegates focused on clarifying several major issues: The concept of “human trafficking”; the concept of victims, people in the process of being identified as victims; the act of buying and selling fetuses; the State’s policy on preventing human trafficking; the support and protection regime for people in the process of being identified as victims. This amendment and supplement aim to ensure and protect human rights and the rights of victims following the current economic and social conditions of Vietnam and the future.
Thai Son
