World Tourism Network on Child Protection - 27th meeting (Formerly the Task Force for the Protection of Children in Tourism)

Date

9 March 2012
14:30 - 17:30

International Conference Center (ICC), Hall 7
Berlin
Allemagne

Part of: 
ITB 2012

The World Tourism Network on Child Protection (formerly the Task Force for the Protection of Children in Tourism) convened for its 27th meeting in Berlin, Germany on the 9th of March 2012, in conjunction with this year’s edition of the ITB Berlin International Tourism Fair.

With a view towards exchanging information, experiences and best practices on the protection of children in tourism, this open-ended operates as a global platform of the sector’s key-players, drawing together governments, the tourism industry, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and media associations. The body’s 2012 gathering focused on a special session on young workers in the tourism sector, jointly organized by UNWTO and the International Labour Organization (ILO), more specifically, its International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (ILO-IPEC). The meeting also featured a reporting session, affording tourism stakeholders the opportunity to report on new projects concerning child protection in tourism.

Originally established in 1997, the Network's mandate was broadened as of 2007 to the prevention of all potential forms of youth exploitation within the tourism sector (i.e. sexual exploitation, child labour and trafficking, etc.). Its name was officially changed from "Task Force for the Protection of Children in Tourism" to the "World Tourism Network on Child Protection" in 2011, as the term “network” was felt to better reflect the nature of the body.

 

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