26.4. “align and implement policies to identify and assist victims among vulnerable groups, such as migrant workers, individuals in prostitution, and child laborers, and train relevant officials on these procedures”; 26.5. “amend the penal code to criminalize all forms of child sex trafficking consistent with international law”; 26.6. “improve interagency cooperation to effectively implement the anti-trafficking national action plan, including by clarifying the roles of national and provinciallevel government entities, fully integrating trafficking data collection into law enforcement efforts, and allocating sufficient resources to the national action plan”; 26.7. “develop programs that reduce stigma and promote reintegration of trafficking returnees”; 26.8. “in consultation with civil society, tailor awareness-raising campaigns to geographic- and sector-specific vulnerabilities and evaluate them to ensure maximum benefit to high-risk communities”; 26.9. “allow independent verification that Vietnamese drug users are no longer subjected to forced labor in government run rehabilitation centers”; and 26.10. “expand training for consular officials on worker rights and international labor standards”.44 Birth Registration 27. Birth registration is an important tool for the prevention of statelessness because it establishes a legal record of where a child was born and to whom.45 That is, birth registration (and birth certificates) often provide essential proof as to whether a person has acquired nationality by birth or descent, or their eligibility to acquire nationality by birth or descent. 46 28. Viet Nam has obligations under CRC Article 7, to register all births immediately. Further, Target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, aims to ‘by 2030 provide legal identity for all including birth registration’. 44 U.S. Department of State, above n 38; U.S. Department of State, above n 40. 45 UNHCR, above n 27; Guidelines on Statelessness, above n 27, 12 [55]. 46 Ibid. 9

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