Vietnam is stepping up international collaboration to tackle human trafficking and illegal migration, as Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang engaged in high-level talks with UK and French officials on the sidelines of the Border Security Summit in London on March 31.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the UK have reaffirmed their close cooperation in dealing with migration and immigration issues, with a focus on key areas such as preventing illegal migration and human trafficking.

Hanoi's People's Procuracy took legal action on December 20 against three individuals, Bui Thi Thanh, Nguyen Ngoc Tue, and Tran Van Hong, for aiding others in illegally fleeing abroad.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) supports and commits to cooperating with the UK side to fight human trafficking and illegal migration, Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang told Secretary of State for the Home Department Yvette Cooper in their phone talks on October 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the UK on April 17 signed a joint statement showing their commitment to combating illegal migration.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and UK Secretary of State for the Home Department James Cleverly discussed security cooperation between the two countries, including in preventing and combating human trafficking, during their phone call on April 15.

The UK’s Home Office on March 25 launched a social media campaign in Vietnam to deter migrants from coming to the UK illegally, following successful similar drives in Albania, France and Belgium.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam on November 1 met with UK Home Secretary Priti Patel in London, where the former affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to developing relations with the UK.

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam held an online seminar on July 13 to discuss measures to strengthen the role of the media in promoting safe and equal migration.