Vietnamese Migrants' Desperate Channel Crossings
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Channel migrants: The real reason so many are fleeing Vietnam
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More Vietnamese attempted Channel crossings in the first half of 2024 than any other nationality.
They make up more than one-tenth of those in the UK filing official claims that they are victims of modern slavery.
Yet Vietnam is a fast-growing economy, acclaimed as a "mini- China " for its manufacturing prowess.
Per capita income is eight times higher than it was 20 years ago .
The tradition of seeking better lives overseas goes back to the 1970s and 80s , when Vietnam was allied to the Soviet Union .
Tens of thousands left to work in eastern bloc countries like Poland , East Germany and Hungary .
Remittances from abroad earn Vietnam around 13bn a year , and Vietnam has a policy of promoting migration for work.
Three of the victims came from the agricultural province of Quang Binh .
The headteacher of a secondary school in the region says 80% of his students who graduate soon plan to go overseas.
In March the UK Home Office started a social media campaign to deter Vietnamese people from illegal migration.
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