Why the Essex lorry horror hasn't halted human traffickers
It’s been four years since 39 Vietnamese migrants were found dead in a lorry in Essex.
Yet today, thousands are still being smuggled from Vietnam to England in the hope of a better life.
In making the journey, people risk everything, and exploitation is rife.
So, can anything stop them? And for those who make it, do they find a better way of life?
ITV News Correspondent Peter Smith tells Tom Bradby What You Need to Know…
To watch Peter's exclusive report, click here: https://www.itv.com/news/2023-09-26/we-have-no-choice-the-vietnamese-dying-for-a-chance-to-work-in-the-uk
Yet today, thousands are still being smuggled from Vietnam to England in the hope of a better life.
In making the journey, people risk everything, and exploitation is rife.
So, can anything stop them? And for those who make it, do they find a better way of life?
ITV News Correspondent Peter Smith tells Tom Bradby What You Need to Know…
To watch Peter's exclusive report, click here: https://www.itv.com/news/2023-09-26/we-have-no-choice-the-vietnamese-dying-for-a-chance-to-work-in-the-uk