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4.5. Hotel Binders and Visitors’ Books of MyTravel Northern Europe Information included in Hotel Binders and Visitors’ Books at destinations of MyTravel Northern Europe Human Rights and ECPAT ’’Traditions and ways of life are different here, than at home. It is possible that you will see children in prostitution, child beggars and children in labour. To close ones´ eyes for the problems does not help. Your tour operator is therefore involved in active work to make hotel owners and other partners follow the UN Declaration on Human rights and Convention on the Rights of the Child. We strongly object to all transgression of these. We also support ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes) and have undertaken the implementation of a Code of Conduct against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. Among other things, it includes an ethical policy to be applied along with education and information to our staff, customers and partners. As our guest, we would like to ask you to dissociate yourself from establishments or situations where you suspect a child or adult being forced to do something against their free will or in any way could seem unnatural for the person. Without a demand, the possibilities to make a business will disappear, and hopefully in time even the occurrence of such establishments as such.’’ Translation of the text included in the catalogues: Working against Child Prostitution ’’ECPAT is the name of a worldwide organisation who, based on UN´s Convention on the Rights of the Child, works to prevent commercial sexual exploitation of children. Ving cooperates with ECPAT to contribute to a raised awareness and to protect the children. Tourism is the world’s largest industry. Responsible tourism can contribute to the international understanding of culture, different ways of life etc, and is often the most important source of income in many countries. But where poor local people and relatively rich tourists meet, we too often also find prostitution – sometimes even child prostitution. It is important to know that sexual exploitation of children (under the age of 18) is a crime no matter where in the world it takes place. Always let Ving´s staff know if you suspect child sex abuse at the destination. Ving adopted ECPAT Code of Conduct for Tour Operators against Child Prostitution in March 1999. This means that we: 1. Implement an ethical policy against sexual exploitation of children 2. Educate our staff in these issues 3. Inform our customers about this work 4. Add an addendum to our hotel contracts 5. Inform other local partners at destinations. Read more on www.thecode.org.’’ Extracted from the Report of MyTravel Northern Europe,,Sweden 2002. My Travel Northern Europe operates the following brands: Sweden: MyTravel, Ving, Always, Spies, Trivsel, Globetrotter Norway: Saga Solreiser, Ving, Globetrotter Denmark: Tjaereborg, Spies, MyTravel, Ving Finland: Tjaereborg 46
4.6. Hotel Binders and Visitors’ Books of MyTravel Northern Europe Poster used by the hotels members of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (ASONAHORES) in the Dominican Republic Our Commitment in the Fight against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children For the objective of eradicating the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, this hotel ratifies the Code of Conduct signed between ASONAHORES, UNICEF, ECPAT and the International Labor Organization (ILO). With respect to the Code of Conduct of the Dominican Hotelliers, our personnel will unanimously support all actions, official and private, looking to prevent and combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, which are a negative and immoral social practice, violating both national and international laws. The Dominican Law 14-93 penalizes all which act against the physical and moral security of our minors. 47
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