Sustainable Tourism Development and the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation
- Document number
- 1261
- Date
- 2002
- Title
- Sustainable Tourism Development and the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation
- Author/publisher
- Theo Noten, ECPAT International Newsletter, Issue No 41
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Corporate social responsibility, Multi-stakeholder partnerships: Child Trafficking, Child Prostitution, Child Pornography, Best Interests Principle, Child Victims of Trafficking, Separated Migrant Children, Unaccompanied minors, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Child protection systems,
- Summary
- "Since 1998, several multinational tourism companies have become involved in projects to end child sex tourism. These projects concentrate mainly on awareness-raising activities for employees and travellers, only a few actually create opportunities for children at risk."
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