According to Child Wise, the Australian affiliate of ECPAT International, worldwide there are nearly 2 million children who have been trafficked into the sex industry.
ECPAT stands for End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes.
Stop Child Sex Trafficking from Kevin Rennie on Vimeo.
The Melbourne launch of Stop Sex Trafficking of Children & Young People took place outside The Body Shop in the Bourke Street Mall. The Body Shop is a major sponsor, with proceeds of handcream sales going directly to the campaign.
Blue King Brown, the music group featured in the video is offering a free download of their latest song 'Women's Revolution'.
The booklet can be downloaded by clicking on this image:
nice booklet. Hopefully it will help to make the difference!
In the Philippines, there is a strong campaign against child sex slaver especially in resorts around the country.
I was in the Body Shop in London recently and signed up there. I’m very impressed with their campaign and their efforts. It’s even more pleasing to see now that L’Oréal has taken over. Some doubted whether the Body Shop would stay true to its roots. I am very happy it has and that it continues to take an interest in such vital campaigns.
Body Shop has its own videos of the Melbourne launch.
A link to a segment about the Child wise campaign on SBS TV last week that might be of interest:
Aussies target Thai sex trafficking