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Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation

Explore the dark world of Vietnamese child migrants trafficked into the UK through an intricate network spanning multiple countries. Our in-depth research across The Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium uncovers the uncomfortable truth behind their disappearances from asylum shelters, highlighting their exploitation as forced labourers in cannabis farms and nail salons.

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07 December 2022
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07 December 2022
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07 December 2022
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16 December 2021
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16 December 2021
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Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
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Lost in Europe has won the IJ4EU Impact Award!
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15 April 2021
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14 April 2021
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Sanne Terlingen
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12 February 2021
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04 February 2021
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31 January 2021
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Adrian Bartocha
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23 June 2020
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28 March 2020
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Sanne Terlingen
25 March 2020
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Almost all young Vietnamese in protected shelters disappear
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
23 March 2020
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Second victim of truck drama Essex also stayed in Dutch shelters
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
Sanne Terlingen
23 March 2020
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Vietnamese children vanished from protected shelters. And our government knew
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
Sanne Terlingen
11 March 2020
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Dutch governmnent has known about missing Vietnamese children for years
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Sanne Terlingen
09 March 2020
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Sanne Terlingen
23 November 2019
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Vietnamese discovered dead in Essex smuggled through Berlin
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
Adrian Bartocha
22 November 2019
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Vietnamese deaths highlight the weakness of measures meant to protect them
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
Ismail Einashe
14 November 2019
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Undeclared work, exploitation and human trafficking in Belgian nail salons
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
Kristof Clerix
03 July 2019
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The real price of cheap nails: modern slavery and exploitation
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
Doruntina Islamaj
02 July 2019
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44 Vietnamese minors went missing from Belgium shelters
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
Doruntina Islamaj
02 July 2019
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44 Vietnamese minors vanished from sight in Belgium
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02 July 2019
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How Vietnamese children end up as slave laborers
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20 June 2019
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20 June 2019
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Dozens of Vietnamese children disappeared from protected shelter
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Sanne Terlingen
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Vietnamese children vanish from Dutch shelters to be trafficked into Britain
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
Ismail Einashe
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30 March 2019
Conny Rijken wants research into Vietnamese human trafficking
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
18 December 2022
Belgium hub for Vietnamese human smuggling: 'Smugglers without scruples'
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
07 December 2022
'Almost all victims of the truck tragedy were in the Netherlands'
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
07 December 2022
'Congratulations, you escaped a death transport'
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
07 December 2022
Vietnamese smuggling networks increase prices after deadly tragedy
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
07 December 2022
Almost all victims of Essex tragedy have been in the Netherlands
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
07 December 2022
How Vietnamese Children are Trafficked across Europe
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
01 December 2022
Essex drama suspects in Belgium in court
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
16 December 2021
The Belgian suspects behind the drama in Essex
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
16 December 2021
The Belgian suspects behind the drama in Essex in which 39 people died in a cold store
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
16 December 2021
De dood van Quyen en Hieu
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
03 November 2021
Prix Europa nominates two Lost in Europe stories
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
05 October 2021
24 June: Webinar 'Investigating Human Trafficking'
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
16 June 2021
Lost in Europe has won the IJ4EU Impact Award!
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
15 April 2021
We are nominated for an IJ4EU Impact Award!
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
14 April 2021
Documentary screening Uncovered festival
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
14 April 2021
The last journey of Quyen and Hieu
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
18 March 2021
Lost in Europe is nominated
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
12 February 2021
Van Quickenborne also has "many questions" about Essex victims
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
04 February 2021
From Hanoi to the death in a refrigerated van
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
31 January 2021
Sanne Terlingen tells about the last voyage of Quyen and Hieu on tv
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
25 January 2021
The last journey of Quyen and Hieu
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
23 January 2021
"Dutch Police should have intervened on last voyage of Vietnamese Essex victims"
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
23 January 2021
Interview Adrian Bartocha: 'This is serious organized crime'
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
18 January 2021
Confirmed: 'Trade with Vietnamese children across Europe'
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
18 January 2021
Human trafficking made easy: How Vietnamese Children Are Exploited
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
14 January 2021
Congratulations to team members Kristof Clerix and Doruntina Islamaj
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
26 November 2020
EU Anti-Trafficking Day
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
18 October 2020
Leak sensitive information of human trafficking victims
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
23 June 2020
Sanne Terlingen nominated for Tegel award
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
20 April 2020
Indications of human trafficking confirmed
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
28 March 2020
State secretary pretends missing Vietnamese children have gone backpacking
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
25 March 2020
Almost all young Vietnamese in protected shelters disappear
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
23 March 2020
Second victim of truck drama Essex also stayed in Dutch shelters
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
23 March 2020
Vietnamese children vanished from protected shelters. And our government knew
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
11 March 2020
Dutch governmnent has known about missing Vietnamese children for years
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
09 March 2020
Major police raid against Vietnamese smugglers. Action in Berlin
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
03 March 2020
The disappearance of Hong, Bao, Huong and Thi
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
21 January 2020
Vietnamese victim of truck drama disappeared from Dutch shelter
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
23 November 2019
Vietnamese discovered dead in Essex smuggled through Berlin
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
22 November 2019
Vietnamese deaths highlight the weakness of measures meant to protect them
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
14 November 2019
Undeclared work, exploitation and human trafficking in Belgian nail salons
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
03 July 2019
The real price of cheap nails: modern slavery and exploitation
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
02 July 2019
44 Vietnamese minors went missing from Belgium shelters
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
02 July 2019
44 Vietnamese minors vanished from sight in Belgium
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
02 July 2019
How Vietnamese children end up as slave laborers
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
20 June 2019
The disappeared children
Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
20 June 2019
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Vietnamese Trafficking Investigation
30 March 2019
Vietnamese children vanish from Dutch shelters to be trafficked into Britain
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30 March 2019

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