Sexual tourism against minors is a world plague that encompasses mainly the south east Asian region, Latin America, Africa and eastern Europe. Western countries are those which register the biggest outgoing fluxes. Sexual tourists abuse of the common channels and networks of tourism to reach their victims. Companies and workers in the sector may play an important role in the prevention and struggle against this practice. To be able to do this, they must learn how to identify and prevent it, they need to possess the knowledge and skills to identify it and have the tools to actively prevent those who exploit and those that make use of this practice from making use of tourist services to reach their victims. To Favor the establishment of a permanent social dialogue platform for tourism, encouraging the exchange and synergies between social parts throughout the whole supply chain, starting from the exchange of actions for the fight against child exploitation in the tourism sector, and the adoption of Directive 2011/92/EU. Analyze the ways in which services and tourism channels are used for illegal aims and identify changes linked with use of information and communication technologies. Evaluate good practices that social parts, individually or jointly, have enacted to prevent and fight against this phenomenon. Equip the tourism industry with innovative and practical tools for the struggle against child sexual exploitation throughout the whole supply chain. Il turismo sessuale a danno dei minori è una piaga mondiale che attanaglia in modo particolare Sud-est asiatico, America Latina, Africa ed Europa orientale. I paesi occidentali sono quelli da cui si registrano i maggiori flussi in partenza. I turisti sessuali abusano dei canali e delle reti del turismo per raggiungere le loro vittime. Imprese e lavoratori del settore possono giocare un ruolo prezioso per prevenire e contrastare il fenomeno. Per farlo essi devono imparare a riconoscerlo e a prevenirlo, devono cioè avere le conoscenze e le competenze per identificarlo ed essere dotati di strumenti concreti per impedire a sfruttatori e clienti di utilizzare i servizi turistici per raggiungere le loro vittime. Favorire l’istituzione del tavolo di dialogo sociale europeo del turismo incoraggiando gli scambi e le sinergie tra gli attori sociali di tutta la filiera, a partire dalla condivisione di azioni per la lotta allo sfruttamento sessuale dei minori nel turismo e l’attuazione della Direttiva 2011/92/UE sul tema.Analizzare le modalità con cui i servizi e i canali del turismo vengono utilizzati per scopi impropri e identificare i cambiamenti legati all’uso delle tecnologie di informazione e comunicazione Censire le buone pratiche che le parti sociali individualmente o collegialmente hanno messo in campo per prevenire e contrastare il fenomeno. Dotare l’industria del turismo di strumenti innovativi e pratici per il contrasto allo sfruttamento sessuale dei minori lungo tutta la filiera

1. Supporting European Social Dialogue in
Taking Action against Sexual Exploitation of
Children in Tourism
FIRENZE
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SAFE HOST project
This project is supported by the financial contribution of the European Commission
DG social dialogue
Budget heading: 04.03.03.01
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2. Art. 29 “It is opportune that member States
promote a dialogue and an open
communication with countries outside the
Union”
……..
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E quindi

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They represent the supply chain of tourism
services

4. Anna Quartucci
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All the suppliers of TOURISM services
should be involved

5. T.a.T.A. activities?T.a.T.A. activities?T.a.T.A. activities?T.a.T.A. activities?
Project LOGO
To communicate:
Protection of children in every
tourist location
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6. Label
Project
To develop and raise awareness
will be used after the toolkit course. Will be exposed on all
materials, travel contracts, in hotels, etc.
In this way the
SafeSafeSafeSafe HostHostHostHost
logo will indicate
a place safe for children
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7. The base concepts upon which we have built are:
protection, shield, embrace,
heal, defence barriers.
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8. The icons represent a handprint dyed in colour, a
game for kids
but also
Many colours, like the many nationalities of those
working and making use of tourism services
The kid at the centre is protected by many hands
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11. Training material for: workers in the
HORECA sector
Hotels, restaurants and catering, all travel
agencies, tour operators, transports etc.
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12. What will be in the toolbox?
Information leaflets
TRAINING MODULES
Chosen and built upon the material gathered
in the last years
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13. Example of toolbox content
Ecpat France 1 index
Introduction: a responsible tourism for
children
-a global plague
- who are the offenders?
- broken childhoods
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14. Example of toolbox content :
Ecpat France 2
Struggle against sexual exploitation of
children
- Commitment and actions of professionals
working in the sector
- Work together
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15. Guidelines
For hotel chains, travel agencies and tour
operators, and other companies operating
in the tourism sector
To protect children workers and those that
could be abused sexually
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• Include a “child protection” policy in its company
operations
• Monitor the presentatoin of destinations on
leaflets
• Explain their commitment in information
packages to clients
• Inform (and monitor) services suppliers (supply
chain) of your commitment

17. Anna Quartucci
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• Inform the client about the problem, and of the
sector (and trade union) commitment shown in
law 269/1998
• Highlight tour operators/hotels which have
subscribed the code of conduct
• Raise client awareness on responsible and
sustainable – children's rights at the first place

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• Inform oneself on current laws
• Denounce crimes/legitimate suspects
• Talk about it with others
• Give support to awareness raising initiatives
• Monitor upon the implementation or promotion of the
code
• Choose hotels and suppliers which have a social
responsibility policy in place (Code of Conduct...)

19. Grazie per la vostra attenzione!Grazie per la vostra attenzione!Grazie per la vostra attenzione!Grazie per la vostra attenzione!
Any questions?
Anna Quartucci
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20. Translation notes:
Slide 2: Source: European Parliament and Council Directive
2011/92/EU of 13th
december 2011
Slide 7: The logo-label philosophy
Slide 8: The logo-label philosophy
Slide 10: Toolkit dissemination