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Child slavery and human trafficking are global public health concerns with profound risks to life-course trauma and health. Globally, over 50% of child trafficking victims are recruited by family and friends, and children account for 27% of all human trafficking victims happening worldwide, with two out of every three child victims being girls.
ECPAT [1] is a global network of civil society organisations that works to end the sexual exploitation of children. It focuses on ending the online sexual exploitation of children, the trafficking of children for sexual purposes, the sexual exploitation of children in prostitution, child, early and forced marriages, and the sexual exploitation of children in the travel and tourism industry.
There are six criteria that form the guiding principles of the Code, and participating companies are expected to fulfill each of them. The criteria are as follows: establish a policy regarding child sex exploitation; train personnel; integrate anti-exploitation clauses into contracts with suppliers; educate guests about child exploitation by making relevant information available on the company ...
It followed the adoption on 20 November 1989 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations General Assembly. This international instrument recognizes "that in all countries in the world, there are children living in exceptionally difficult conditions, and that such children need special consideration".
Exact statistics are difficult to obtain, [61] and in some cases, such as that of Argentina, child prostitution is considered to be on the rise but without reliable statistics. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] However, it is estimated that there are around 10 million children involved in prostitution worldwide.
The California Legislature has approved a bill to crack down on child prostitution and allow prosecutors to charge anyone who purchases sex from a minor 15 or younger with a felony.
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The nine men were jailed at Bradford Crown Court for sexually exploiting two vulnerable girls over several years.