Director of An Giang Province Police Department, Dinh Van Noi
An Giang Province Police Department Director Dinh Van Noi said initial investigations into the escape of 42 Vietnamese workers from a Cambodian casino showed that they had been trafficked into Cambodia.
"We’ve so far found four human trafficking rings funneling people into Cambodia that are operating in certain localities," he said. "We've arrested and prosecuted two people for illegally sending workers to Cambodia in this case."
42 workers fled the casino in Cambodia on August 18. Photo from a clip
The official added that all 40 workers were released on August 23 after some days of staying at a centre to help the investigation.
"I've also worked with the director of Kandal Provincial Police Department in Cambodia on the trafficking of Vietnamese to Cambodia, and the ill-treatment of Vietnamese workers in Cambodian casinos," he said. "We've agreed on continued co-operation in the investigation into human trafficking cases between the two countries. We’ll also conduct checks into all casinos in Cambodia and discover how many Vietnamese without legal working permits are working there. The embassies of the two countries will then organise the return of all these workers to Vietnam."
There are several casinos in the Cambodian provinces of Kandal and Takeo which lie next door to Vietnam's An Giang Province.
