There’s a saying in Vietnam about the Nghe An province: "Chó ăn đá, gà ăn sỏi."
It means "the dogs eat rocks, the chickens eat pebbles".
It’s a hot, tough place to live, and is also Vietnam’s hub for the trade in human cargo.
When 39 Vietnamese were found dead in a lorry in Essex four years ago, the majority had left from Nghe An.
Read the full report on the ITV News website here: https://www.itv.com/news/2023-09-26/we-have-no-choice-the-vietnamese-dying-for-a-chance-to-work-in-the-uk
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