An ITV News investigation has revealed how Vietnamese people are being smuggled into Europe and the criminals who are benefiting from their desperation. | ITV National News
An ITV News investigation has revealed how Vietnamese people are being smuggled into Europe and the criminals who are benefiting from their desperation, ITV News Correspondent Peter Smith reports from VietnamTens of thousands every year are paying 'agents' with borrowed money to be smuggled abroad, with the intention of getting illegal, undocumented work at a higher rate of pay and sending money home.
The first step is to contact an agent. Many of these operate completely legally, with modern offices in the capital of the Nghe An province, Vinh City.Malta, Hungary, Romania and Latvia are all options we have found being advertised during our time in Vietnam. Once someone being smuggled arrives in somewhere like Hungary, they will be passed onto other gangs to take them where they really want to go.
People have a belief that if they go to wealthier countries to work hard - handing themselves over for long hours, seven days a week - it can be life changing for themselves and their family.Even if they're paid £4 an hour, it sound a lot better than labouring in a rice field for £1 a day. Women - especially young women - are at greater risk of being raped and forced into the sex industry if the gangs believe they can make more money from them that way.
So, they are once again beholden to the same crime gangs to transfer that money on their behalf. And, of course, the gangs charge for that service, taking a significant cut of the money being sent. Going back home to Vietnam is not an option now because they would bring the debt back with them. If they try to go on into Europe for work and send money home, though, they risk being arrested and given a travel ban.
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