Publisher's Synopsis
This book explored human trafficking (HT) awareness in remote communities of central Vietnam and the factors for young girls dropping out of school for work at an early age. The study also investigated the link between gender inequality and the child labor problem in these communities.
All participants never attended HT sessions as no training organized in the communities nor at the workplace, and they believed much of HT crime was illegal organ trading, and victims of this crime are mainly children.
All participants indicated that favoring boys over girls is the cultural norm in the communities and that is why most families in PV community allowed their young daughters (age from 10 to 14) instead of sons to leave school to work. The girls did not know that they were victims of child labor, a form of HT crime, and their parents even did not know that they were committing a criminal act. The gender inequality culture has a substantial impact on the lives of people in the remote communities of Central Vietnam.
The findings may encourage policy makers, human service officials to adjust their policies, and to justify the importance of awareness strategies, as well as providing guidance and protection that will ensure the vulnerable people in the remote communities of Central Vietnam are not victims of Human Trafficking crime.
The outcomes of the study should raise the alarm in the government of Vietnam regarding gender inequality and how it violates the equal rights of young girls in the remote communities of Central Vietnam, as well as helping achieve an equal voice and the equal justice that these women and girls deserve.
