Human Trafficking in [Suriname] [other countries]
Street Children in [Suriname] [other countries]
Child Prostitution in [Suriname] [other countries]
 

Child Prostitution

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Republic of Suriname [ Country-by-Country Reports ]

The Republic of Suriname is located in NE South America on the Atlantic Ocean [map]. It is separated from Brazil (S) by the Tumuc-Humac Mts., from Guyana (W) by the Corantijn River, and from French Guiana (E) by the Maroni River. Its capital and largest city is Paramaribo, on the Suriname River. Approximately 60% of the population is living in poverty.

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

INCIDENCE AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Commercial sexual exploitation of girls and boys is allegedly increasing in Suriname. There were reports of girls being trafficked to and through the country for commercial sexual exploitation. Sexual exploitation of Maroon girls in the interior of the country is also reportedly a concern.

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

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS – There also were reports of underage Hindustani and Maroon girls and Javanese and Hindustani boys trafficked within the country for prostitution by recruiters or caretakers.

Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2000

[57] The Committee expresses its concern about the increasing number of child victims of commercial sexual exploitation, including prostitution and pornography, involving both boys and girls. Concern is also expressed at the insufficient programs for the physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of child victims of such abuse and exploitation.

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

[B] COUNTRY UPDATES – SURINAME – The government has stated that it “acknowledges and underscores the high priority of child protection against all forms of violence”. According to available information, most actions are centered around child abuse rather than the commercial sexual exploitation of children. These services for sexually abused children are provided by NGOs. The Foundation Maxi Linder is reportedly working on commercial sexual exploitation.

Dying to Leave

VICTIMS - Roughly 30 percent of the population is younger than 14 years old, a situation that makes juvenile street vendors, newspaper sellers, or shop assistants a common sight on the streets of Paramaribo, the ILO reports. For many, the transition to prostitution is seamless. ECPAT reports that parents strapped for cash increasingly bring their children into mining towns to work in the sex trade.

"Tourism and Sex Work in the Caribbean" by Kamala Kempadoo

This book focuses on the experiences and views of women, men and children who sell sex. Apart from attention to sex tourism in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Barbados and Jamaica, the book also examines sex work in the gold mining industry in the hinterlands of Suriname and Guyana, and in the entertainment sector in Belize and the Dutch Antilles.

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Human Trafficking in  [Suriname] [other countries]
Street Children in [Suriname] [other countries]
Child Prostitution in [Suriname] [other countries]