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CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM

An industry driven responsible tourism initiative in collaboration with ECPAT International, funded by UNICEF and supported by the UNWTO

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THE SIX CRITERIA

Suppliers of tourism services adopting the code commit themselves to implement the following six criteria:

1.	To establish an ethical policy regarding commercial sexual exploitation of children.
2.	To train the personnel in the country of origin and travel destinations.
3.	To introduce a clause in contracts with suppliers, stating a common repudiation of commercial sexual exploitation of children.
4.	To provide information to travellers by means of catalogues, brochures, in-flight films, ticket-slips, home pages, etc.
5.	To provide information to local "key persons" at the destinations.
6.	To report annually.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT 2010-2013

The international development of the Code is promoted by an international, multi-stakeholder Board of Directors composed of prestigious tourism industry representatives and non-governmental organizations.

UNWTO and UNICEF are Advisory Partners to the Code organization. The Code Secretariat is housed at ECPAT USA in New York. The 2010-2013 international Board of Directors of TheCode was elected at the AGM 2010 and includes the following members:

5 INDUSTRY SEATS
	Kuoni Holding (representing tour operators)
	Accor Hotels (representing hotels)
	DRV Germany (travel agencies associations seat)
	SKÅL International(representing other tourism organizations)
	Sun n Sand Kenya (open industry seat)
4 NON-INDUSTRY SEATS
	ECPAT International (permanent member)
	FTTSA (Local Code Representative seat)
	ECPAT Austria (Local Code Representative seat)
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER SEAT .. to be co-opted following AGM 2011 revisions
	Lotta Sand (Legal Representative)
ADVISORY PARTNERS
	UNICEF
	UNWTO Taskforce

CLINTON GLOBAL INIT ...

TheCode featured at the Clinton Global Initiative Sept 09

Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chairperson of Carlson Companies, Inc., shared the Carlson experience in engaging against trafficking and child sex tourism in her intervention at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York, on September 24, 2009. Ms. Carlson Nelson highlighted the role of the private sector in preventing child sex tourism in the context of a panel on human trafficking moderated by New York Times columnist Nicolas Kristof. Marilyn Carlson Nelson talked specifically about the Code of Conduct steps as practical tools facilitating the protection of children�s rights by the travel and tourism private sector

WORLD CONGRESS III

Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents (Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 25-28, 2008)

TheCode was present in various workshops at the World Congress III (see newsletter No. 18) and honored by the presence of HM Queen Silvia of Sweden at the Code signing by Atlantica Hotels.

SUCCESSFUL KICK OFF!

Japan march 14th 2005

THE LAUNCH

North America april 21st 2004

The Code has been successfully launched for the North American tourism market in a ceremony organized in New York by ECPAT USA, WTO and UNICEF. The event was attended by over 100 people, including HM the Queen Silvia of Sweden, representatives of the US, Canadian and Costa Rican governments, travel and tourism professionals.
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REPORTS FROM THE CODE

Signatory companies are invited for sharing best practices.

A generic reporting form is available to be filled either on-line (simplified version recommended to companies submitting a report for the first time) or off-line.

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CURRENT ACTIVITIES

»	March 2010 - Collaboration of Carlson and TheCode shortlisted for the Ethical Corporation 2010 awards
»	January - April 2010 � 11 new companies operating in 17 countries joined the Child-Protection Code of Conduct as member

CC NATIONAL PARTNERS
»	ECPAT Costa Rica (Fundacion Paniamor)	»	ECPAT Denmark (Save the Children)
»	ECPAT Germany	»	ECPAT Italy
»	ECPAT Netherlands	»	ECPAT Spain (ACIM)
»	ECPAT Sweden	»	ECPAT Switzerland
»	ECPAT UK	»	ECPAT USA
»	ECPAT Int´l. Tourism Desk (Thailand)	»	ECPAT Austria
»	ECPAT Affiliate Mongolia	»	Fundacion Infantia Mexico
»	ECPAT Affiliate Save the Children Romania	»	Animus Bulgaria
»	ECPAT Brazil, Resposta	»	Stellit Russia
»	ECPAT Guatemala	»	Beyond Borders Canada

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Note: This web-site is open for feed-back! We are welcoming all the inputs, comments and suggestions from the project partners and all interested stakeholders. For this purpose, please contact us at: camelia.tepelus[a]thecode.org

Code Secretariat: c/o ECPAT USA, 157 Montague Street, New York, NY 11201, USA. Ph: + 1 718 935 9192, Fax: + 1 718 935 9173