Many people were lured into slave labor and prostitution abroad after being tricked into going abroad on a tourism visa, he said. According to the UN, worldwide nearly 21 million people are lured into forced labor every year and 1.2 million children are trafficked. Human trafficking has been on the rise in Vietnam, with nearly 4,500 victims rescued in the last five years, the Ministry of Public Security said Thursday. A third of the trafficked women and children are from Southeast Asia. Hoa said human trafficking cases were found in all 63 cities and provinces.

Source: Thanhnien News July 15, 2016 10:41 UTC