USAID Supports MTV EXIT Campaign to Help Prevent Human Trafficking in Vietnam

March 23, 2010

The U.S.-supported MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) campaign announced on March 23rd full concert details for its nationwide concert tour to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking that adversely affects millions of people worldwide.

MTV EXIT Live in Vietnam is produced by the MTV Europe Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Australian Government’s Agency for International Development (AusAID).   The campaign has the full and active support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Vietnam Women’s Union, and the Vietnam Youth Union, among others.

The tour gets underway at 7 p.m. March 27 at My-Dinh Stadium in Hanoi. Korean pop stars Super Junior and Australian vocalist Kate Miller-Heidke will headline the concert, which will also feature local stars Ha Anh Tuan, Anh Khoa. Phuong Vy, Hoang Hai, Luu Huong Giang and Big Toe.

The second concert will be staged at 2 p m., April 3, at the seaside Football Field in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The concert will feature Ha Anh Tuan, Anh Khoa, Hoang Hai, Nguyen Ngoc Anh and Big Toe.

The tour then moves to Can Tho for a 7 p.m. April 10 concert at Can Tho Sports Centre featuring Ha Anh Tuan, Anh Khoa, Phuong Vy and May Trang.

The tour’s final show will be at 7 p.m. April 17 at QK7 Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City headlined by the American rock band, The Click Five. Also featured will be Ha Anh Tuan, Anh Khoa, Phuong Vy, Luu Huong Giang, May Trang and Micro Wave.

“These concerts will reach tens of thousands of people in Vietnam, many of them young people at risk of human trafficking,” said U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, Michael W. Michalak. “This vibrant musical tour helps people become aware of the problem and, empowers them with information that they can use to help put an end to exploitation.”

The concert tour will provide content for a series of television programmes produced by MTV EXIT to be broadcast in Vietnam on YanTV (Official Music Channel), VTV (Official Broadcast Partner) as well as other local broadcasters. These specials will combine concert footage with important information about human trafficking. All MTV EXIT television programming is produced rights-free and free of charge for all broadcasters and organisations.

All four concerts will be free events; the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh concerts will be ticketed (free) events.  For ticketing information, visit www.mtvexit.org.