How is the crime of human trafficking handled?

1. Any person who uses force, threatens to use force, deceives or uses other tricks to commit one of the following acts shall be sentenced to between 5 and 10 years of imprisonment:

a) Transfer or receive people to deliver or receive money, property or other material benefits;

b) Transferring or receiving people for sexual exploitation, forced labor, taking body parts of victims or for other inhumane purposes;

c) Recruiting, transporting, harboring other people to commit the acts specified in point a or b of this clause.

2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punished with imprisonment from 08 to 15 years:

a) Organized;

b) Because of despicable motives;

c) Causing injury, harm to the victim's health or causing mental and behavioral disorders with a physical injury rate of from 31% to 60%, if not in the case specified in Point b, Clause 3, This;

d) Take the victim out of the border of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

d) For from 02 to 05 people;

e) Committing the crime 2 times or more.

3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punished with imprisonment from 12 to 20 years:

a) Be professional in nature;

b) The victim's body parts have been taken;

c) Causing injury, harm to the victim's health or causing mental and behavioral disorders with a bodily injury rate of 61% or higher;

d) Causing the victim to die or commit suicide;

d) For 06 people or more;

e) Dangerous recidivism.

Accordingly, based on the level of the violation to determine the penalty for human trafficking according to the above regulations.

In Article 32, the Law on Prevention and Combat of Human Trafficking stipulates the subjects and support regime for victims of human trafficking as follows:

1. Victims who are Vietnamese citizens or stateless people permanently residing in Vietnam, depending on the cases specified in Articles 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38 of this Law, are entitled to support regimes. The following:

a) Support for essential needs and travel expenses;

b) Medical support;

c) Psychological support;

d) Legal aid;

d) Support for cultural and vocational education;

e) Initial hardship allowance, loan support.

2. Foreign victims who are trafficked in Vietnam, depending on the cases specified in Articles 33, 34, 35 and 36 of this Law, are entitled to the support regimes specified in Points a, b, c and d, clause 1, this Article.

3. Minors accompanying the victim, depending on the cases specified in Articles 33, 34 and 35 of this Law, are entitled to the support regime specified in Points a, b and c, Clause 1, this Article. .

4. The Government provides detailed regulations on support regimes; order and procedures for implementing support regimes for victims.