Hanoi (VNA) - Chiefof Mission of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to Vietnam ParkMihyung has spoken highly of the Vietnamese Government’s commitments to preventingand combating human trafficking, affirming that the organisation will continueto support Vietnam in assisting victims of human trafficking.

According to IOM, the organisaiton and the Department of Social VicesPrevention and Combat under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs(MoLISA) havecompleted a series of mid-term evaluation workshops for the implementation of the Human Trafficking Prevention and ControlProgramme for 2021-2025 held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Speaking at the workshop in HCM City on August 9, Park affirmed thatIOM will continue to collaborate with the MoLISA and its partnersto achieve the goals of preventing and combating human trafficking, including supporting victims, researching and testing models and services forreintegration support in order to maximise existing resources and address specific needs of vulnerable migrants.

Shealso emphasised the important role played by the MoLISA, relevant ministries andsectors and localities in strengthening coordination in receiving and supporting victims of human trafficking.

According to the MoLISA, as many as 40 provinces nationwide have been pilotinga coordination mechanism for reintegrating victims ofhuman trafficking.

Nguyen Thuy Duong, Deputy Director General of the Department of Social VicesPrevention and Combat, highly appreciated the partnership and active support fromIOM for Vietnam’s human trafficking prevention, and protecting andsupporting victims.

The department and IOM are working together to develop a toolkit to combat trafficking in persons, and anintegration support model, focusing on livelihood support for victims of traffickingand vulnerable migrants, she said.

Participants reviewed the coordination in supporting victimsof human trafficking in 2021 – 2023, and discussed areas that need to be furtherpromoted in the next period of the Human Trafficking Prevention and Control Programme.

Since2017, the IOM has supported the MoLISA and local partners to pilot numerous models tosupport the reintegration of victims of human trafficking, including communityreintegration through self-help groups in the northern province of Bac Giang, thecentral province of Thua Thien - Hue and the southwestern province of Tay Ninh.These models have successfully assisted 179 victims.

In addition, 550 individuals have received support frommodels in the central provinces of Quang Binh, Ha Tinh and Nghe An.

Toimprove the effectiveness of community-based models in support activities, five one-stop service offices  (OSSO) for returning migrant women andtheir families were established in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Can Tho and Hau Giangunder the assistance of the Vietnam Women's Union./.