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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery Republic of Ecuador [ Country-by-Country
Reports ] The Ecuador is a
source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for
the purposes of sexual and labor exploitation. Ecuadorian children are
trafficked from coastal and border areas to urban centers for sexual
exploitation; some are trafficked to neighboring countries and to Spain.
Ecuadorian women are trafficked to Western Europe, particularly Spain and
Italy, as well as Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela for sexual exploitation. In
addition, Colombian women and adolescent girls are trafficked to Ecuador for
sexual exploitation. However, most victims are trafficked within the
country's borders.
- U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2007 [full country
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Smuggled Women, Modern Slaves, Tell Their Tales in New York Just weeks ago, the women said, they suffered thirst, hunger, and other abuses from smugglers, who had shepherded them from small villages in Ecuador to "stash houses" in Los Angeles, where they were held captive. ***
ARCHIVES *** U.S.
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 –
Anecdotal evidence showed that traffickers lured young victims romantically or
with promises of dignified employment and then forced them into prostitution.
Some poverty-stricken parents also sold their children, wittingly or
unwittingly, into prostitution or forced labor in agriculture, including
banana plantations, or mines. Anecdotal evidence indicated that
some of those willing to pay up to $12 thousand to be smuggled out of the
country were also victims of trafficking, and women were susceptible to
sexual abuse by smugglers. 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. Smuggled
Women, Modern Slaves, Tell Their Tales in New York Just weeks ago, the women said,
they suffered thirst, hunger, and other abuses from smugglers, who had
shepherded them from small villages in U.S.
Report On Human Trafficking Reveals
Scope Of Modern-Day Slavery Mr. Miller said that since the new
report was compiled, one Third Tier country, ECUADOR - On August 25 and 26, the
Government of Ecuador and the OAS organized a training and awareness-raising
seminar on trafficking in persons, held at the Supreme Court building in
Quito. The OAS was assisted at this event by Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 3 Civil Liberties: 3 Status: Partly Free Human Rights Overview by Human
Rights Watch – Defending Human Rights Worldwide U.S. Library of Congress
- Country Study Four
Nations Move Against Trafficking in Response to U.S. Report Bangladesh, Ecuador, Guyana and Sierra Leone have acted rapidly over the last
few months to reduce human trafficking in their borders. In so doing, they have
avoided U.S.-imposed sanctions, according to a White House announcement
September 10. Tainted
Harvest - Child Labor and Obstacles to Organizing on Ecuador's Banana Plantations CHILD WORKERS - Human Rights Watch interviewed
forty-five children who had worked or were working on banana plantations in
Ecuador. Forty-one of them began in the banana sector between the ages of
eight and thirteen, most starting at ages ten or eleven. They described
workdays of twelve hours on average and hazardous conditions that violated
their human rights, including dangerous tasks detrimental to their physical
and psychological well-being. The children reported being exposed to
pesticides, using sharp tools, hauling heavy loads of bananas from the fields
to the packing plants, lacking potable water and restroom facilities, and
experiencing sexual harassment. Ecuador
appoints child labour inspectors Ecuador's Labour
Ministry has appointed 12 child labour inspectors
as of 2 April; a positive move in a country that, up until late last year,
had none. It has taken two years for
any progress to be made in this area. In spring 2002, a Human Rights Watch
report highlighted the Government's failure to implement international labour standards and found there were no child labour inspectors, even though the law calls for 22 - one
for each province. Trafficking
and Sexual Exploitation Between Venezuela and Ecuador BACKGROUND - Women and children are also trafficked
into Venezuela. Women from countries like Colombia are trafficked into
Venezuela through prostitution trade networks originating in Colombia. 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. Of the
40,000 sexually exploited children in Venezuela, 78% are girls between the
ages of 8 and 17. All material used herein
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