Cambodia is country of tourism destination focusing on “Culture and
Nature” and strongly against Child Sex Tourism. Cambodia’s tourism
industry contributes greatly to the national revenue and creates
employment opportunities for local businesses and populace. The growth
of the tourism industry, however, has also brought slight negative
impact in our society. Frequent reasons for trafficking and child labor
revolve around poverty in the rural areas and urbanization in the town
centres and cities of the country and those in neighboring countries.
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INTERNATIONAL
Child Safe Tourism Committee IOs and NGOs Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking
(COMMIT) Cambodian National Council for Children (CNCC) Cambodian National Council for Women (CNCW) Gender Working Group AIDS Authority Public
Awareness Program
In response to the problem, the Ministry of Tourism has set up the Child
Safe Tourism Committee (CSTC) since 2001 comprising of senior officers
and officials of the Ministry. The Child Safe Tourism Committee also has
networks in the 24 provinces and municipality of the country which
chaired by Vice Governor of Provinces-Municipality in charge of tourism
sector and followed by Director of Provincial-Municipal Tourism
Department as Vice Permanent Chairman and relevant stakeholders as
members.
The Child Safe Tourism Committee’s responsibilities are:
Cooperate with ministries, institutions, relevant national and
international organizations and private sector to implement the
principles and government laws in effectively raising child rights
awareness;
Develop a plan
and to address the various forms of child
sex tourism and trafficking of children for
sexual exploitation;
Make reflection, initiate and keep everyone informed at Ministry levels
in order to control/observe, re-examine and give approval on the
prevention policy on the trafficking and sexual exploitation of
children; and
Build the capacity of staffs in order to promote the understanding of
child rights, prevention and of the trafficking and exploitation of
children in tourism to relevant officials, owners of guesthouses, and
tourism communities;
Review all the programs that have been implementing to prevent
trafficking in children and women for labour and sexual exploitation in
tourism industry.
Compilation, production, and promotion materials for prevention the
trafficking in children and women for labour and sexual exploitation.
Promote the child rights, relevant national and international laws,
international convention in order to prevent disadvantages resulting
from the exploitation and trafficking of children among other
guesthouses, hotels, and other tourism communities.
Report and recapitulate all achievements of the Child Safe Tourism
Committee for leaders of MOT and relevant partners.
Monitor and evaluate the result of the Committee’s activities and
initiate other proposals.
Monitor and manage the income and expense budget for the Child Safe
Tourism’s projects.
