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SOCIAL AND SOCIETAL POLICY AND ACTIONS<br />
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■ Accor/Ecpat<br />
In line with the Group’s Sustainable Development policy and as<br />
a caring participant in the tourism industry, Accor is committed to<br />
fighting sexual tourism involving children. Accor is informing<br />
employees and sensitising customers thanks to a partnership with<br />
ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Pornography and Trafficking of<br />
Children for Sexual Purposes). This international NGO is made<br />
up of 77 organisations in 70 countries. Accor is the only company<br />
in the tourism industry committed to helping ECPAT eradicate this<br />
problem. The HR department for Indonesia and Malaysia participated in an<br />
SEA regional conference against the sexual exploitation of children. 5 000<br />
employees in Indonesia have been trained on this problem since 2004. In<br />
Thailand, the new Accor hotel managers have been informed on the protection<br />
of children as part of the “Train the Trainer” initiative. Training sessions have<br />
also been held in Bangkok and Phuket for 45 employees.<br />
■ ACT-HIV<br />
As part of Earth Guest’s fight against epidemics, Accor continues its fight<br />
against the Aids virus. The ACT-HIV programme, launched in the Group at the<br />
beginning of 2008, aims to sensitise hotel and services operations managers<br />
on the fight against HIV/Aids. The programme is based on a DVD-Rom put<br />
together by the Sustainable Development department with the support of the<br />
Accor Africa management team, and explains, in six steps, how best to fight<br />
this disease. The programme is currently being deployed in all Group units<br />
with the help of the country Human Resources managers. The action plan
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