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One of the main outcomes of the Congress was the re-commitment to the Stockholm Agendafor Action in the Yokohama Global Commitment 2001. 14 By virtue of this re-commitment,coupled with the attendance of representatives of 35 states that did not participate in theFirst World Congress, the number of states committed under the Agenda for Action nowtotals 159. Through the Yokohama Congress, the follow-up to the first World Congresswas strengthened, particularly with regard to the monitoring processes.In addition, a number of regional consultations took place in the months leading upto the Congress. This consultative process enabled governments, non-governmentalorganisations and inter-governmental agencies to prepare for the Yokohama meeting.Each regional consultation produced a document outlining a common position that wouldguide future direction in their effort to eliminate CSEC. All outcome documents weresubmitted to the Chair at the Congress and are annexed to the final outcomes documentof the Congress titled “Yokohama Global Commitment”. The Yokohama Global Commitment2001 was negotiated between governments during the week and adopted in consensus. Anumber of delegations chose to add explanatory statements to it, and while these additionsdevelop certain viewpoints of countries and regions, they are all endorsing the YokohamaGlobal Commitment.1.2 Defining the Private SectorFor the purposes of this research, the private sector has been confined to for-profit industries.Although many of the principles outlined herein are relevant for other members of theprivate sector, including civil society organisations and non-profit agencies (whose effortsare no doubt instrumental in protecting children from commercial sexual exploitation),the motivations for participation differ greatly when profit incentives are involved. Whileit may be true that profit-driven corporations share an interest in and a commitment tochildren’s rights, this focus is incidental rather than central to their business activities.This fact distinguishes their work from their non-profit counterparts. Further, there is avery real risk with for-profit businesses that children’s rights will be subordinated to profitincentives. For example, private industries may be interested in helping youth advance theirfuture employability. If the expense of so doing is not recouped by the corporation thenthere may be temptation and pressure (i.e., by shareholders) to abandon such practices.Therefore this study will focus on ways in which child protections against commercialsexual exploitation are compatible with profit making industries only.8|Private Sector Accountability in Combating the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children