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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Between Venezuela and Ecuador BACKGROUND - Children from Ecuador are trafficked into Venezuela to serve as prostitutes and work as street vendors and housemaids. The victims are usually children who are kidnapped, sold by their parents, or deceived by false employment opportunities. These children are first exploited through prostitution at the average age of 12. Children as young as 7 years old have been found to be sexually exploited. ***
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Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - The commercial sexual exploitation of children occurs in Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS - The
country was a source, transit, and destination country for persons trafficked
for sexual exploitation and forced labor. The most recent statistics, from a
2002 International Labor Organization report, estimated 5,200 minors were
engaged in prostitution.
Ecuadorians were trafficked to Western Europe, primarily Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2005 [69] The Committee takes note with
appreciation of the considerable efforts undertaken by the State party, and
the various studies conducted by different institutions regarding the issue
of sexual exploitation and trafficking of children, as reported by the State
party. The Committee expresses its deep concern at the high number of
children involved in commercial sexual exploitation and at the insufficient
measures adopted by the State party in this regard. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights [23] The Committee is deeply
concerned about the high incidence of sexual abuse, prostitution of girls and
boys under the age of 18 in urban areas, exploitation of children and the
lack of a comprehensive strategy to address these problems. [24] The Committee is concerned
about trafficking in minors, especially indigenous minors. The
Protection Project - Ecuador [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - An estimated 5,200 girls and
adolescents are sexually exploited in Ecuador. A recent survey of prostituted girls in
Ecuador revealed several commonalities. Many have been abandoned or orphaned
by one or both parents and have been subjected to domestic violence,
mistreatment, and abuse. Nearly all enter prostitution by the age of 14, and
most become involved in the sex industry through friends and to contribute to
family income. More than half of the girls involved in prostitution work in
illegal establishments. The girls work an average of 4 days per week and earn
an average of US$726 per month. ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for
Action [DOC] www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/publication/other/english/Doc_page/ecpat_5th_a4a_2001_full.doc [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – ECUADOR – The NGO Corporación de la Promoción de la Mujer has now completed its
research into sexual exploitation in Machala, Lago Agrio and Cuenca. The
research has been important in drawing attention to CSEC and placing the
issue on the public agenda. The research found that most child victims of CSE
are girls who come from poor families and have very low levels of education.
Most had already suffered some form of sexual abuse or violence. The profiles
of the exploiters include young and old men, Ecuadorians, Colombians and
North Americans, bar owners, oil workers, civil servants including public
health officials and businessmen. The research also identified internal
trafficking of children for sexual purposes within COMMERCIAL
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN TOURISM - Investigations show that in 1999
every second child came from a family that was not able to pay for food,
housing, education, and medical care. As a consequence, these children do not
go to school, and 20.5% are forced to start work at ages between 5 and 9
years and 53% between 10 and 14 years. In a country that is struggling
against underemployment and employment, often the only opportunity to offer
itself is prostitution. They then become victims of exploitation by
traffickers and sex tourists. Trafficking
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