Every year since 2009, 4th March has been designated as World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation.
It has been estimated that every second of the day an average of eight women, girls and often young boys, are trapped by international criminal networks where the sole aim is to sexually exploit them, traffic them and enslave them.
This process obviously robs them of their basic human rights, including their right to freedom, their dignity, their right to live where they choose and the right to control their own bodies.
Although the problem is a worldwide one, some places are more vulnerable than others. These include areas in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and some Latin American and Caribbean countries.
UNICEF estimates that more than 3 million children worldwide are affected by prostitution and that children make up more than a third of all sex workers in Asia.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that nearly a million people are trafficked every year for purposes of sexual exploitation.
World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation sets out to draw attention to this major worldwide problem.
- http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/world-day-fight-against-sexual-exploitation/2289/
It has been estimated that every second of the day an average of eight women, girls and often young boys, are trapped by international criminal networks where the sole aim is to sexually exploit them, traffic them and enslave them.
This process obviously robs them of their basic human rights, including their right to freedom, their dignity, their right to live where they choose and the right to control their own bodies.
Although the problem is a worldwide one, some places are more vulnerable than others. These include areas in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and some Latin American and Caribbean countries.
UNICEF estimates that more than 3 million children worldwide are affected by prostitution and that children make up more than a third of all sex workers in Asia.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that nearly a million people are trafficked every year for purposes of sexual exploitation.
World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation sets out to draw attention to this major worldwide problem.
- http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/world-day-fight-against-sexual-exploitation/2289/
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