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Article

25 Nov 2008

Author:
Mark E. Hecht, on behalf of ECPAT International as a contribution to the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents

[PDF] Private Sector Accountability in Combating the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

The private sector is involved in commercial sexual exploitation of children...At minimum, four sub-sectors within the realm of private enterprise have habitually been associated with CSEC...This report will examine each of the sub-sectors of the private industry noted above, identifying the individuals and groups involved and their efforts in eliminating CSEC or, in some cases, perpetuating it...the central focus of the study will remain on “best practices” and “lessons learned”...[refers to Accor, Carlson, TUI Nordic, MyTravel Northern Europe, Black’s Photography, Saatchi & Saatchi, PayPal (part of eBay), Microsoft, Imagis, Tesco Mobile, America Online, American Express, Google, MasterCard, Visa, Western Union (part of First Data)]