# Are Europeans putting profits over human rights in Vietnam?

https://mins.news/en/item/111235

- DW, 2026-10-22 14:12 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/are-europeans-putting-profits-over-human-rights-in-vietnam/a-79732812?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Europe and Vietnam are expanding economic and diplomatic cooperation, while critics question whether Brussels is doing enough about Hanoi’s human rights record, labor standards and trade imbalances. During To Lam’s Brussels visit, rights groups said repression was intensifying and accused Vietnam of failing to meet commitments linked to its EU trade agreement.