PROTECTING CHILDREN IN TOURISM
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PROTECTING CHILDREN IN TOURISM
ECPAT UK (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of
Children for Sexual Purposes) is the national representative of the
ECPAT network, which has groups in over 75 countries, and is a
children’s rights organisation, campaigning to prevent commercial
sexual exploitation of children in tourism.
The travel industry is in a unique position to be able to combat
sexual exploitation of children and ECPAT UK has joined forces with
ABTA – The Travel Association - to produce a new training resource for
travel industry professionals. ‘Every Child, Everywhere’ is a free
online training tool focusing on child protection in the travel
industry.
‘Every Child, Everywhere’ aims to ensure that travel industry staff,
whatever their role, have an understanding of child protection issues
and the importance of having robust child protection policies and
procedures in place. The course provides information for staff
regarding how to deal with any problems that might arise and how
companies, and individuals, can use their policies and procedures to
best protect children in destinations and when they are travelling.
The course covers child protection issues relevant to both children
living in destinations and children on holiday.
The course is suitable for travel industry professionals in all roles
and at all levels. The three modules cover following, implementing and
developing child protection policies and procedures. Users can
complete all three modules for a wider understanding of the issues.
The course is also appropriate to students of travel and tourism.
ECPAT UK Director Christine Beddoe commented ‘ECPAT UK has a long
history of working with the travel industry on child protection issues
and we are happy to be working with ABTA to produce this essential
training tool. Children everywhere need to be kept safe from harm and
this tool will give travel professionals an understanding of child
protection issues and of the importance of robust child protection
policies and procedures’.
The course is available at www.everychildeverywhere.com
For more information about the course or about child protection in the
travel industry, please contact ECPAT UK in...@ecpat.org.uk
ECPAT UK (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of
Children for Sexual Purposes) is the national representative of the
ECPAT network, which has groups in over 75 countries, and is a
children’s rights organisation, campaigning to prevent commercial
sexual exploitation of children in tourism.
The travel industry is in a unique position to be able to combat
sexual exploitation of children and ECPAT UK has joined forces with
ABTA – The Travel Association - to produce a new training resource for
travel industry professionals. ‘Every Child, Everywhere’ is a free
online training tool focusing on child protection in the travel
industry.
‘Every Child, Everywhere’ aims to ensure that travel industry staff,
whatever their role, have an understanding of child protection issues
and the importance of having robust child protection policies and
procedures in place. The course provides information for staff
regarding how to deal with any problems that might arise and how
companies, and individuals, can use their policies and procedures to
best protect children in destinations and when they are travelling.
The course covers child protection issues relevant to both children
living in destinations and children on holiday.
The course is suitable for travel industry professionals in all roles
and at all levels. The three modules cover following, implementing and
developing child protection policies and procedures. Users can
complete all three modules for a wider understanding of the issues.
The course is also appropriate to students of travel and tourism.
ECPAT UK Director Christine Beddoe commented ‘ECPAT UK has a long
history of working with the travel industry on child protection issues
and we are happy to be working with ABTA to produce this essential
training tool. Children everywhere need to be kept safe from harm and
this tool will give travel professionals an understanding of child
protection issues and of the importance of robust child protection
policies and procedures’.
The course is available at www.everychildeverywhere.com
For more information about the course or about child protection in the
travel industry, please contact ECPAT UK in...@ecpat.org.uk
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