On July 30, in Khanh Hoa province, the Ministry of Public Security organized a launching ceremony to respond to "World Day Against Trafficking in Persons" and "All People's Day Against Trafficking in Persons July 30" with the theme "Stuck in the trap of fraud".
The program aims to raise community awareness about new methods and tricks of human trafficking crimes, especially acts of taking advantage of cyberspace to deceive and lure victims.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long - Deputy Minister of Public Security requested departments, ministries, branches, Party committees, and local authorities to focus on firmly grasping the situation, proactively identifying new methods and tricks of criminals, especially in cyberspace, to promptly deploy preventive measures, fight, and prevent early and remotely.
The Deputy Minister of Public Security also proposed to link human trafficking prevention and control with national target programs on socio-economic development, poverty reduction, job creation and sustainable livelihoods, especially for vulnerable groups, ethnic minorities, mountainous areas, remote and isolated areas.
In addition, it is necessary to diversify forms of propaganda and legal education; pay attention to equipping young people with "digital antibodies" to improve risk awareness, use social networks safely, and avoid becoming victims of human trafficking crimes.
At the same time, resolutely fight and eliminate criminal lines and organizations; promptly rescue, protect, and support victims to reintegrate into the community and strengthen coordination between ministries, branches, localities as well as international cooperation in this field.
It is known that 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of Vietnam implementing the National Day for Prevention and Combat of Human Trafficking.
Vietnam has gradually improved its legal system, deployed many peak periods of attack and suppression of crime, resolved the causes of crime, and promptly rescued and supported thousands of victims.
In the first 6 months of 2026, functional forces investigated 120 human trafficking cases at home and abroad with 323 defendants and 146 victims.
Among these, nearly 71% of victims are women; about 76% are forced labor; 19.3% are sexually exploited, and the rest are trafficked for other purposes.
However, the situation of human trafficking is tending to shift rapidly, taking full advantage of cyberspace to operate.
The "light jobs with high salaries" traps and increasingly sophisticated forms of online fraud have turned cyberspace into a new type of forced labor and exploitation environment, posing many challenges for the work of preventing and combating this type of crime.
