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The Global Monitoring Report provides an overview of actions that have been taken in the Netherlands to fight and prevent the various forms of sexual exploitation of children.

This comprehensive brochure for professionals in the travel industry describes the problem of child sex tourism and the role of the travel industry in combating it. Besides general information on child sex tourism, the brochure also contains training materials and locations where child sex tourism occurs. Click here for the brochure.

In this Trainings Kit years of experience accumulated from ECPAT in organizing and holding training sessions around the world with and for privatesector partners are distilled in easy-to-use modules that con be chosen and combined according to specific training needs. Click here for the Training Kit.

This report describes capacity building and awareness raising activities in Thailand, Cambodia, The Philippines, Dominican Republic and The Gambia. The report is a result of a project of ECPAT the Netherlands together with local partners in Thailand, Cambodia, The Philippines, Dominican Republic and The Gambia. The project was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and focused on strengthening local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), promoting implementation of the Child Protection Code, training of different stakeholders and raising awareness by distributing information materials. Press here for the report.

Very few child sex tourists are arrested, tried and sentenced. A reporting mechanism is one way to increase the low number of convictions. Many sending and destination countries have reporting mechanisms in place, but they are often not well known to the members of the public, tourists, the travel industry and NGOs. Therefore, it is crucial to keep communicating the reporting mechanisms through public campaigns and via tourism industry consumer contacts. This report focuses on existing reporting procedures for child sex tourism cases in different countries and how the number of reports can be improved.

This report is a gathering of cases of different types of child sex tourists, some convicted in land of origin, some in land of destination and some managed to escape. The cases illustrate how time consuming it is to convict a child sex tourist, due to the international character of the crime. From the cases it also becomes clear that the conviction depends on collaboration. When authorities are reluctant to open a case against a child sex tourist, media attention gives a great boost to get procedures started. NGO's are usually the ones initiating media attention. Click here for the report.

A contribution of ECPAT International to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents

In this paper the phenomenon known as 'child-sex tourism' is examined. The aim is to identify its modern context, including the progress, achievements and good practises that have been carried out in combating CST; the gaps and failures that allow for the continued vulnerability of children to sexual exploitation in tourism; and the challenges that remain. The authors have drawn extensively on our their professional experiences and knowledge in writing this paper, and have consulted the publications and personnel of organisations that have researched the issue and are working in related areas.

A contribution of ECPAT International to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents

This report examines four of the sub-sectors of the private industry: the travel and tourism industries, the media industries, new technologies and the financial alliance, identifying individuals and groups involved and their efforts in eliminating CSEC or, in some cases, perpetuating it. Although the obstacles or concerns of each project are reviewed, the central focus of the study is on "best practices" and "lessons learned"; in particular, the use of corporate social responsibility tools to reduce the incidence of commercial sexual exploitation of children within the respective industries are explored. The emphasis on positive outcomes demonstrate that good work can indeed be accomplished through an acknowledgement of the problem, coupled with a determination to make a difference in the lives of children.

In this information brochure it is explained what commercial sexual ewxploitation of children is, what is child sex tourismis, where Child sex tourism occur, who the offenders and victims are. There are case studies given, the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism is explained, the extraterritorial legislation what travellers can do.

The fact sheets describe what the situation is in a country concerning the sexual exploitation of children in relation to travel and tourism. Press on the picture below.

No Hiding Place explains fifteen cases of successful prosecutions of child sex tourists in Asia and East Europe, including the social and legal obstacles. Produced by the ECPAT Europe Law Enforcement Group and Defence for Children International. You can order it at ECPAT the Netherlands.

Higher Professional Education for Tourism: Marketing plan promotion material (1 person)
Student designs promotion material that brings the attention of travellers on the problem of child sex tourism.

Learning goals
- The student understands the problem of child sex tourism. The student knows about risk areas, destination countries, causes of the problem, the impact on children and the possible solutions.
- The student can work in a structured way by means of a Plan of Action.
- The student can write a marketing plan including a description of the promotion material to be used, target group, budget and distribution plan.

Higher Professional Education for Tourism: Marketing plan promotion material (2 persons)
Students design promotion material that brings the attention of travellers on the problem of child sex tourism.

Learning goals
- The student understands the problem of child sex tourism. The student knows about risk areas, destination countries, causes of the problem, the impact on children and the possible solutions.
- The student can work in a structured way by means of a Plan of Action.
- The student can write a marketing plan including a description of the promotion material to be used, target group, budget and distribution plan.
- The student can present the marketing plan and persuade potential financiers to invest in the plan.

Higher Professional Education for Tourism: Marketing plan promotion material (4 persons)
Students design promotion material that brings the attention of travellers on the problem of child sex tourism.

Learning goals
- The student understands the problem of child sex tourism. The student knows about risk areas, destination countries, causes of the problem, the impact on children and the possible solutions.
- The student can work in a structured way by means of a Plan of Action.
- The student can write a marketing plan including a description of the promotion material to be used, target group, budget and distribution plan.
- The student can present the marketing plan and persuade potential financiers to invest in the plan.
- The student can chair a meeting and can make minutes of a meeting.

Higher Professional Education for Tourism: Implementation of the Code of Conduct (2 persons)
Students develop an ethical policy, cases for the training of staff, a text for in contracts with partners, a text for in the travel brochure, and information for local partners.

Learning goals
- The student understands the problem of child sex tourism. The student knows about risk areas, destination countries, causes of the problem, the impact on children and the possible solutions.
- The student can work in a structured way by means of a Plan of Action.
- The student can develop an ethical policy on child sex tourism.
- The student can develop training material for travel leaders/ hostesses.
- The student can write a clause to use in contracts concerning child sex tourism.
- The student can write a text for travel brochures concerning child sex tourism.
- The student can bundle information for local partners concerning child sex tourism.
- The student can report clearly.