Vietnam Wants its Citizens Protected

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In the wake of startling deportation numbers released by the general department of immigration last week showing that more than 85 percent of those deported since 2014 were Vietnamese, the government in Hanoi has asked Cambodia to ensure that the rights of those being sent back are respected. Last Thursday Major General Uk Hai Seila, chief investigator at the Interior Ministry’s immigration department, told Khmer Times that of the 2,502 immigrants that had been deported in the first six months of this year, 1,893 were Vietnamese. 
 

Of the 10,800 people deported since the immigration department was created and started keeping records in 2014, 9,200 were Vietnamese nationals who had entered the Kingdom illegally or had expired visas. In a press conference last week, spokesman for the Vietnamese Foreign Affairs Ministry Le Hai Binh said both governments were working together to tackle issues facing Vietnamese nationals living in Cambodia. 
 

But he also said he wanted Cambodia to make sure it was respecting the rights of Vietnamese citizens and not intentionally seeking out Vietnamese workers for deportation.  “We expect Cambodian agencies and local authorities to pay attention, create all possible favorable conditions, and work to ensure that Vietnamese people in Cambodia enjoy their legitimate rights and benefits and are able to lead a stable life there,” Mr. Hai Binh said. 

 

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