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A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE<br />
TOURISM SECTOR<br />
<strong>The</strong> UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that<br />
every child has the basic right to be protected against all<br />
forms of sexual exploitation and abuse.<br />
<strong>The</strong> First World Congress against the Commercial Sexual<br />
Exploitation of Children in Stockholm in 1996, called<br />
upon all sectors of society to intervene against this<br />
global phenomenon. One of the key sectors that engaged<br />
in actions to protect children’s rights to live free from<br />
exploitation is the travel and tourism industry.<br />
More information can be found on<br />
www.thecode.org<br />
ABOUT THE TOURISM<br />
CHILD PROTECTION CODE<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Code</strong> of Conduct for the Protection of Children from<br />
Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism (<strong>The</strong> Tourism<br />
Child Protection <strong>Code</strong>) is an industry-driven, multistakeholder<br />
initiative which seeks to increase protection<br />
of children from sex tourism.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Tourism Child Protection <strong>Code</strong> was first introduced<br />
in 1998 by ECPAT Sweden in collaboration with<br />
Scandinavian tour operators and the UNWTO. Today<br />
more than 1000 travel companies from 42 countries<br />
have signed <strong>The</strong> Tourism Child Protection <strong>Code</strong>.<br />
IMPLEMENTATION<br />
Tourism businesses (tour operators, hotels, travel<br />
agents, etc.) which sign <strong>The</strong> Tourism Child Protection<br />
<strong>Code</strong> commit themselves to implement in their<br />
operations the following measures:<br />
To establish an ethical corporate policy regarding<br />
sexual exploitation of children.<br />
To train the personnel in the country of origin and in<br />
destinations.<br />
To introduce clauses in contracts with suppliers,<br />
stating a common repudiating of sexual exploitation<br />
of children.<br />
To provide information to travellers by means of<br />
catalogues, brochures, in-flight videos, ticket slips,<br />
home pages, etc.<br />
To provide information to local “key persons” at<br />
tourism destinations.<br />
To report annually.<br />
<strong>The</strong> implementation of these criteria is flexible,<br />
depending on the profile, scale of operation, type of<br />
company, and applicable national legislation.<br />
HOW TO SIGN UP<br />
Any travel and tourism company (tour operators, hotel, travel<br />
agency, airline, excursion organizer, airline carriers, sea-born<br />
carriers etc.) can sign up for <strong>The</strong> Tourism Child Protection <strong>Code</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> following steps are required for adoption and implementation<br />
of <strong>The</strong> Tourism Child Protection <strong>Code</strong> by a company:<br />
Information – this is available from www.thecode.org, the Head<br />
Office and <strong>The</strong> Tourism Child Protection <strong>Code</strong> national partners.<br />
An Information Sheet includes detailed information about the<br />
steps and the framework of collaboration for the implementation<br />
and monitoring.<br />
Application – an Application Form is provided to interested<br />
companies by <strong>The</strong> Tourism Child Protection <strong>Code</strong> national<br />
partners or the Head Office.<br />
Action Plan – an Action Plan for implementation of <strong>The</strong> Tourism<br />
Child Protection <strong>Code</strong> national partners will be prepared by<br />
the company, in consultation with and with the advice of <strong>The</strong><br />
Tourism Child Protection <strong>Code</strong> national partners.<br />
Signing – upon approval of the Action Plan by <strong>The</strong> Tourism<br />
Child Protection <strong>Code</strong> Board, the an agreement may be signed<br />
between the company, the local partner and <strong>The</strong> Tourism Child<br />
Protection <strong>Code</strong> Board.<br />
Monitoring – Annual Reports on the implementation are<br />
expected to be sent by all signatory companies to the national<br />
partner and <strong>The</strong> Tourism Child Protection <strong>Code</strong> Head Office.<br />
ME<strong>MB</strong>ERSHIP FEES<br />
For cat. I tourism companies (revenues under<br />
500,000 / Year) = 50 / Year<br />
For cat. II tourism companies (revenues between<br />
500,000 and 2.5 million / Year) = 300 / Year<br />
For cat. III tourism companies (revenues etween<br />
2.5 and 50 million / Year) = 800 / Year<br />
For cat. IV tourism companies (revenues over<br />
50 millions / Year) = 2,000 / Year