Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g0FEqp009791; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 09:52:51 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 09:52:51 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc43fb27.088@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1860] Pact to limit sex trade X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_366B4367.6D0C61F1" X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.6.1 Status: O Content-Length: 4730 Lines: 108 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am posting excerpts from a web based article found at: http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=778 At the bottom of the message I have also included a web address for more information. This may be an interesting topic to discuss/explore in the classroom. Here are the excerpts: On Friday, January 4, 2002, 7 South Asian nations signed a U.N. pact meant to combat commercial sexual exploitation of women and children.This pact defines trafficking in women and children as a violation of human rights and the signers are called upon to pass criminal penalties against abusers, to take steps that promote children's well being and protect them from abuse, including educating them about their vulnerability and self-protection strategies. According to UNICEF, about a million children are drawn into the global sex trade each year, most of them girls. In India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand, for example, girls often are obligated to work as prostitutes to pay off money loaned to their parents or guardians. In addition, more than 40,000 children are smuggled into the United States each year, to work in the sex industry. Worldwide, commercial sexual exploitation of children is a multi-billion dollar industry. Within the borders of poor countries, the sex trade provides a huge transfer of wealth to the poorest villages. In Thailand, for example, UNICEF estimates women working in the sex trade in cities send close to $300 million each year to rural areas. To learn more about how UNICEF is working to curb the sexual exploitation of children, go to http://www.unicef.org/sexual-exploitation/index.html Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy Georgia State University University Plaza Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu
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