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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
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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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