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Vietnamese migrants undeterred by Essex lorry deaths<\/span><\/a><\/p>

April 28, 2021 – The Financial Times<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

“Campaigners against people smuggling say aspirant migrants choose to ignore \u2018hard facts\u2019”<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Vietnam truck tragedy does little to discourage human smuggling trade<\/a><\/p>

February 02, 2021 – NHK World, Japan News<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, mother. My journey has failed. I\u2019m dying, I can’t breathe.\u201d Pham Thi Tra My was one of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a container truck in Essex, southeast England, in October 2019. All had died through lack of oxygen while hiding in the trailer in an attempt to illegally enter the country for work. A UK court found seven people guilty of smuggling and manslaughter on January 22. Her family still keeps the last message she sent them.<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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HANDELSWARE KIND – DIE MAFIA DER MENSCHENH\u00c4NDLER<\/a><\/p>

January 28, 2021 – rbb<\/span><\/p>

“Vietnamese children and young people have been disappearing in Germany for years. Behind this are unscrupulous human traffickers. Many of the young Vietnamese end up as work slaves. The film tells their story.”<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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HANDELSWARE KIND<\/a><\/p>

January 18, 2021 –\u00a0ARD Mediathek & Das Erste<\/span><\/p>

“Vietnamese children and young people have been disappearing in Germany for years. Behind this are unscrupulous human traffickers. Many of the young Vietnamese end up as work slaves. The film tells their story.”<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Responding to Central Vietnam\u2019s Floods and Landslides<\/a><\/p>

November 20, 2020 – The Diplomat<\/span><\/p>

Local NGOs bring aid to flood and landslide-affected communities in Central Vietnam.<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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POVERTY, CHILD LABOUR AND TRAFFICKING IN VIETNAM<\/a><\/p>

September 20, 2020 – The ASEAN Post<\/strong><\/p>

“In the case of Vietnam \u2013 as is often the case whenever child trafficking is concerned \u2013 poverty is a significant factor in the trafficking of children.”<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reintegration shelter for human trafficking victims in L\u00e0o Cai<\/a>
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December 28, 2019\u00a0 – Viet Nam News<\/strong><\/p>

“The house has helped hundreds of women overcome the trauma of their ordeals so they can find work and reintegrate into society.”<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Truck deaths highlight UK\u2019s lucrative people smuggling networks<\/a><\/p>

November 13, 2019 – The Financial Times\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

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How Migration From Vietnam Ends In Tragedy In The UK<\/a><\/p>

November 2, 2019 – Forbes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

“It\u2019s hard to imagine the last moments of the people confined to a truck, likely close to their destination. But research on the experiences of Vietnamese people who are smuggled or trafficked into the UK does provide some information on these journeys and why they\u2019re undertaken.”<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Migrants buy ‘VIP tickets’ to Britain to work on cannabis farms and nail bars, human trafficking expert claims<\/a><\/p>

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European countries are \u2018passing the buck\u2019 and not protecting Vietnamese children: Report<\/a><\/p>

March 14, 2019 – Viet Nam News<\/strong><\/p>

“The research, conducted by Anti-Slavery International, ECPAT UK, and Pacific Links Foundation, alleges different governments across the EU are \u2018passing the buck\u2019 when it comes to protecting the vulnerable youngsters.”<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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European governments failing to protect Vietnamese child trafficking victims as they are smuggled to the UK<\/a><\/p>

March 13, 2019 –\u00a0Illicit Trade News Network<\/strong><\/p>

“Charities have warned that thousands of children smuggled into Britain from Vietnam are being abused and exploited while traveling through European countries such as France, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Poland.”<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The extent\u00a0of abused Vietnamese children trafficked to Europe ‘shocking’<\/a><\/p>

March 11, 201<\/strong>9 –\u00a0Deutsche Welle<\/strong><\/p>

“Dung, a child from Vietnam, was kidnapped by women who pitied her and offered her food. She fainted and woke up later in a house in China. After a few days, she was forced to travel and found herself in Europe, although she was never told which country she was in.”<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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‘Police didn’t help me’: Europe ignoring abuse of trafficked Vietnamese children<\/a><\/p>

March 7, 2019 – The Guardian<\/strong><\/p>

“Thousands of children trafficked from\u00a0Vietnam to the UK are being abused and exploited in transit through Europe because governments are \u201cpassing the buck\u201d on their protection, research has found.”<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Europe accused of failing UK-bound children trafficked from Vietnam<\/a><\/p>

March 6, 2019 – Reuters<\/strong><\/p>

“Thousands of children trafficked to Britain from Vietnam are being abused and exploited while traveling through Europe as governments pass the buck on their protection amid growing anti-immigration sentiment, three charities said on Thursday.”<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pacific Links Foundation Co-Founder Diep N. Vuong Awarded Prestigious Global Citizen Award<\/a><\/p>

November 8, 2018 – AP News<\/strong><\/p>

Dr. Christian H. K\u00e4lin<\/a>, Group Chairman of\u00a0Henley & Partners<\/a>, says, \u201cThe Global Citizen Award is granted each year to an inspiring individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the global community by advancing efforts to combat one of today\u2019s pressing \u2018global issues\u2019, defined by the UN as those problems that transcend national boundaries and cannot be resolved by any one country acting alone.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pacific Links Foundation Co-Founder Diep N. Vuong Awarded Prestigious Global Citizen Award<\/a><\/p>

November 8, 2018 – Henley & Partners<\/strong><\/p>

Dr. Christian H. K\u00e4lin<\/a>, Group Chairman of\u00a0Henley & Partners<\/a>, says, \u201cThe Global Citizen Award is granted each year to an inspiring individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the global community by advancing efforts to combat one of today\u2019s pressing \u2018global issues\u2019, defined by the UN as those problems that transcend national boundaries and cannot be resolved by any one country acting alone.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Scotland sets sights on slavery as more Vietnamese chase “pot of gold”\u00a0<\/a><\/p>

September 18, 2018 – Reuters<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cNo matter how many hurdles stand before them, or how many warnings they receive, the lure of wealth in the West is too strong to resist for many young Vietnamese”, said Mimi Vu of Pacific Links Foundation.<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Scrapping China’s two-child policy boosts hope to end bride trafficking<\/a><\/p>

August 29, 2018 – Reuters<\/strong><\/p>

“Any relaxation of China’s family planning policy is welcome, but the effects could take a generation, said Diep Vuong, president of the U.S.-based Pacific Links Foundation, which campaigns against the trafficking of Vietnamese people<\/p>

“Female babies born now won’t be of marriageable age for many years,” she said.”<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Don’t Get Played<\/a><\/p>

July 31, 2018 – U23 Star Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung<\/strong><\/p>

Exciting news! We are so proud to announce Pacific Links Foundation’s new Ambassador, Mr. Bui Tien Dung, in honor of World Day against Trafficking in Persons!!! As the star goalkeeper for the Vietnam U23 National Team and FLC Thanh H\u00f3a F.C., Dung is committed to helping us prevent the trafficking of Vietnamese women, men, and children all over the world. We look forward to having Dung join the Pacific Links Foundation family, visiting schools, factories and communities, and appearing in our media campaign to help spread the message of trafficking prevention to tens of thousands of students, parents, and workers all over Vietnam.<\/p>

A huge \u201cTHANK YOU\u201d to Dung, FLC’s Ms. Vu Thi Minh Hue and Ms. M\u1eabn, the UK Home Office and Modern Slavery Innovation Fund,\u00a0THE PURPOSE GROUP<\/a>, Kate Pattamanivat, Annabel Nguyen, Tue Ngo Minh, Jenni Trang L\u00ea (Producer), Thy B\u00f9i (Co-Producer), Nguy\u1ec5n Ng\u1ecdc B\u00edch Trang (Director\/ Writer), Ti\u00eau Hu\u1ec7 Ch\u00e2u (Assistant Director), Nguy\u1ec5n Phi Long (Camera Operator), Tr\u1ea7n Qu\u1ed1c Nh\u1eadt To\u00e0n (Editor), and all of our friends and supporters\u2014we could never do this work without you!<\/p>