Human Trafficking in [Argentina] [other countries]
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Child Prostitution

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Argentine Republic (Argentina) [ Country-by-Country Reports ]

The Argentine Republic [map] is bordered by Chile on the west, Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, Brazil and Uruguay on the northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city. Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Over the past decade, however, the country has suffered problems of inflation, external debt, capital flight, and budget deficits.

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ECPAT – On-line form for reporting child prostitution and other sexual offences against children

Quick Search for Missing Children - Select Gender, Country (Argentina), and Years Missing

National Plan of Action

U.S. Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs

INCIDENCE AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Children in Argentina are involved in prostitution and sex tourism, and there are isolated reports of their involvement in pornography and drug trafficking. Children are trafficked to Argentina from Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay for sexual exploitation and labor.  Argentine children are trafficked from rural to urban areas of the country and there is some trafficking of children abroad, mainly into prostitution in Brazil and Paraguay.

Bur of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005

SECTION 6 WORKER RIGHTS – [d] CONAETI worked with unions and other groups to train rural child labor monitors, and with provincial authorities in the tri-border area with Brazil and Paraguay to address child sexual exploitation. In 2004 congress acknowledged that the country lacked sufficient inspectors and programs to detect child labor or to rescue exploited children.

Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2002

[60] The Committee is concerned that the phenomenon of child prostitution, especially in big cities, is increasing. It further notes that, although a National Plan of Action to Combat Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children was adopted in 2000, coordinated policies and programs on this issue have yet to be formulated.

ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for Action [DOC]

[B] COUNTRY UPDATES – ARGENTINA – Argentina has developed a national plan of action against CSEC calling for six main areas of action: awareness raising and prevention; information and training; improving coordination through the strengthening of networks; strengthening the ability of children and adolescents to recognize situations where they are at risk of commercial sexual exploitation; legislation and legal procedures; and research. Within each area of action, there are specific objectives and activities.

Report by Special Rapporteur [DOC]

[27] Sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography are criminalized under a number of pieces of legislation that give effect to relevant international obligations.  The National Counsel for Children, Adolescents and the Family implements a number of programs to assist children, including programs aimed at the prevention of domestic violence, maltreatment and sexual abuse of children; for the rehabilitation of victims; for the provision of legal assistance to child victims and to those in conflict with the law; to assist children to return home or to return to school, and programs to assist parents to learn about their responsibilities.

Argentina [PDF]

CHILD PROSTITUTION - The number of prostituted children is reported to be increasing at an alarming rate and their average age is decreasing. Argentina has a well-documented child sex trade related to the thriving sex-tourism sector. Argentina is one of the favored destinations of pedophile sex tourists from Europe and the United States.

Argentina [PDF]

CHILD PROSTITUTION - Child and adolescent victims (of varying ages) of commercial sexual exploitation have been found within overt spaces for commercial sex: streets, service stations, plazas, and parks. Victims of CSEC have also been found within covert spaces for commercial sex such as: saunas, brothels, whiskey bars, massage parlours, etc, within each of the cities studied by UNICEF.

Child Prostitution in Argentina

Research undertaken for UNICEF Argentina has revealed an increase in the extent of child and adolescent prostitution in the country. While quantitative data remains elusive, the research concludes that the presence of young persons in the prostitution ‘circuit’ is not insignificant or merely isolated cases.

Child Prostitution

The Ashgate report also says Argentina has a well-documented child sex trade related with the thriving sex-tourism sector. The CATW fact book says Argentina is one of the favored destinations of pedophile sex tourists from Europe and the United States.

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Human Trafficking in [Argentina] [other countries]
Street Children in [Argentina] [other countries]
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