(HBO) – The Women’s Union of Hoa Binh province held a workshop share experience in fighting human trafficking in response to the World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
The
event was attended by nearly 50 delegates from provincial agencies, departments
and sectors, leaders from the districts of Kim Boi, Ky Son and Da Bac, and Hoa
Binh city and representatives of Women’s Unions of 11 districts and Hoa Binh
city.
At the workshop, they watched a documentary on
the fight against human trafficking conducted by the Vietnam Women’s Union
Central Committee and listened to a report on this work nationwide.
From 2006 to mid-2019, 1,059 human trafficking
cases were uncovered across the country, involving 1,432 traffickers and 2,674
victims. Up to 892 or over 80 percent of the cases sold people to China with
1,187 traffickers and 2,319 victims, accounting for over 86 percent of the
total trafficked persons. A large number of cases were discovered in the
provinces bordering China
like Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Dien Bien and Quang Ninh.
Traffickers formed many trans-provincial and
trans-national rings or gangs using sophisticated ruses to trick people into
prostitution, illegal marriages or forced labour.
Participants at the event looked into the human
trafficking situation in Vietnam,
especially the trafficking of people to China. Hoa Binh province hasn’t
recorded any such cases in recent years.
They pointed out difficulties, challenges,
causes and experience in the combat against human trafficking, giving
authorised agencies proposals in terms of the building and implementation of
programmes, plans and measures to effectively fight back this type of crime./.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
