The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) pledges to work closely with the Vietnamese Government to develop migrant workers’ skills, give them better employment chances, and improve their migration experience, said IOM Chief of Mission in Vietnam Park Mihyung.

Deputy spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang has affirmed Vietnam’s determination to fight illegal migration while responding to the report that seven of the 20 bodies found on the coast of Taiwan (China) carried Vietnamese personal papers and were victims of human trafficking.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long on Mach 23 had a working session with MP Robert Jenrick, Minister of State for Immigration of the UK Home Office.

VOV.VN - Andrew Patrick, the UK’s Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy, made his first visit to the nation from March 6 to March 7, with the visit coming on the 50th anniversary of UK-Vietnam diplomacy, as well as the fifth anniversary of implementation of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on co-operation in tackling human trafficking.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on August 16 for UK Home Office Permanent Under-Secretary Matthew Rycroft.

VOV.VN - Matthew Rycroft, permanent under-secretary of the UK Home Office, and Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang co-chaired a UK-Vietnam migration dialogue in Hanoi on August 15.

A migrant health handbook, which provides information, advice and guidance for health needs of migrant workers, has been introduced at a workshop held by the General Office for Population and Family Planning (GOPFP) in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Hong Thach on June 21 had a working session with representatives of the State Migration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to exchange views on citizen protection.

Delegations from Mong Cai city in the northern border province of Quang Ninh and China’s Dongxing city engaged in an online talk on March 17 to discuss issues related to customs clearance for goods at their border gates.

Vietnam’s implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) was reviewed at a conference co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on November 22.