Abstract
This article explores how governmental and nongovernmental actors perceive victims of human trafficking in Vietnam. This research utilises a qualitative design, drawing on data from 30 in-depth interviews with police officials from eight study sites and two nongovernmental organisations. Findings identify that some victims of human trafficking do not fit the traditional victim images of this crime, including trafficked men for sex tourism, forced labour, organ removal, sex workers, migrants in search of seasonal employment and girls with high education levels. Implications for policies and practice are suggested from these findings.
Highlights
In the Nation Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons from 2016 to 2020, the Government of Vietnam identifies victim-centred approaches as essential in addressing human trafficking (Nguyen, Le and Luong 2020)
This study argues that victims of human trafficking are different from the stereotypical indicators of what constitutes a victim of trafficking in theory and the public/political discourse
This study provides the images of victims of human trafficking different from the stereotypical indicators of what constitutes a victim of trafficking
Summary
In the Nation Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons from 2016 to 2020, the Government of Vietnam identifies victim-centred approaches as essential in addressing human trafficking (Nguyen, Le and Luong 2020). Stakeholders have increased their understanding of this crime to better identify, assist and protect victims. Such understandings are lacking in the existing literature in Vietnam. The current studies largely explore the anti-trafficking laws, causes of human trafficking, the psychology of victims and assistance to victims (Kneebone and Debeljak 2012). There has been no empirical research on victims of human trafficking; misconceptions and inconsistencies regarding the notion of victims of this crime remain (Vijeyarasa 2015)
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