sexual exploitation of children in tourism: Coquille Bonheur 1 Mauritian DMC to sign the "CODE"
ATP Arab tourism portal- Another first for the tour operator boutique "Coquille Bonheur". DMC whose managing director is Christian Lefèvre became the first DMC in Mauritius to sign the "CODE", a code of conduct for the protection of children from sexual exploitation in tourism.
Another first for the turn-shop operator "Coquille Bonheur". DMC whose managing director is Christian Lefèvre became the first DMC in Mauritius to sign the "CODE", a code of conduct for the protection of children from sexual exploitation in tourism.
"We are very proud to be the first DMC in Mauritius and in the region to sign such an agreement. It goes without saying that we will now establish zero tolerance standards and ensure that children do not do sexual exploitation. All our employees have specific training to protect the rights of children, "said Christian Lefègvre.
The Code is a multistakeholder initiative led by industry with a mission to provide awareness, tools and support for the tourism industry to fight against the sexual exploitation of children in a context related to travel and tourism.
As part of this mission, the code uses the following six criteria (the Code of Conduct for the protection of children against sexual exploitation in a context related to travel and tourism), the members of the tourism industry must respected when member code:
1. Establish a policy and procedures against child sexual exploitation.
2. Train employees on the rights of children, prevention of sexual exploitation and how to report suspected cases.
3. Include a clause in contracts throughout the value chain indicating a common rejection and zero tolerance of child sexual exploitation.
4. Provide information to travelers on the rights of children, prevention of child sexual exploitation and how to report suspected cases.
5. Support, collaborate and engage stakeholders in the prevention of child sexual exploitation.
6. Annual Report on the implementation of related activities of the Code.
objectives
The Code represents one of the first initiatives to define the role and duties of tourism businesses with regard to the issue of sex tourism involving children. The objective of the Code is to work with travel companies and tourism in the fight against this crime.
We believe that striving to meet the six criteria of the Code, tourism businesses can integrate child protection into their business activities. Six criteria were formulated to turn the child protection principles into concrete action. In this way, companies will respect their commitments to sustainable tourism and ethics by taking concrete steps to help protect children against sexual exploitation.
