Sensitization Programme on Prevention of Sex Tourism and Trafficking
The National Human Rights Commission, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the Women’s Institute for Social Education, Mumbai organized a one-day Sensitization Programme on Prevention of Sex Tourism and Trafficking on 12 January 2003 in Mumbai. The participants in the one-day Sensitization Programme were key administrators, policy makers, lawyers, human rights experts and representatives of non-governmental organizations working in this field and representatives of the Commission.
The main objective of the programme was to sensitize senior representatives of the hotel and tourism industry in respect of the various issues arising from sex tourism and trafficking.
Keeping in view these objectives, the Sensitization Progamme deliberated upon the two main themes: `Legal Dimensions of Sex Trafficking’ and `Sex Trafficking and Links with Tourism: Perspectives, Solutions and Challenges’. The participants in the Sensitization Programme expressed concern about sex tourism and trafficking being an organized activity that exploited the vulnerability of women and children in society. It was recommended that there was need to create a vigilant atmosphere against the violators within the hotel and tourism industry. A number of recommendations were made during the one-day Sensitization Programme. These included the need to evolve a comprehensive integrated approach to the problem, a vigilant atmosphere to deal with it, and a network for the exchange of information and the effective implementation of existing laws.
The main objective of the programme was to sensitize senior representatives of the hotel and tourism industry in respect of the various issues arising from sex tourism and trafficking.
Keeping in view these objectives, the Sensitization Progamme deliberated upon the two main themes: `Legal Dimensions of Sex Trafficking’ and `Sex Trafficking and Links with Tourism: Perspectives, Solutions and Challenges’. The participants in the Sensitization Programme expressed concern about sex tourism and trafficking being an organized activity that exploited the vulnerability of women and children in society. It was recommended that there was need to create a vigilant atmosphere against the violators within the hotel and tourism industry. A number of recommendations were made during the one-day Sensitization Programme. These included the need to evolve a comprehensive integrated approach to the problem, a vigilant atmosphere to deal with it, and a network for the exchange of information and the effective implementation of existing laws.