Mendz03/06/2007, 16h03PARIS (AFP) – Young girls recruited from the slums of Nairobi, child prostitutes in the bars of Bangkok / t / thailande.html) and on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro / b / bresil.html )… sex tourism continues to wreak havoc, and NGOs have warned Saturday tour operators who stand against this scourge. .

During the first World Day for responsible tourism.

Headquarters of Air France at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle.

If this phenomenon is spreading now in many emerging countries develop their tourism as Morocco / m / maroc.html), Hungary / h / hongrie.html), the Czech Republic or Lithuania, Asia (Thailand / t / thailande.html), Philippines / p / philippines.html), Indonesia / i / indonesie.html )…) remains the continent most affected.

In Cambodia, 44% of girls in prostitution had their first sexual encounter with tourists, met in bars or massage parlors, according to a study made by the association AideTous, engaged in the fight against sex tourism involving children.

Mostly men, sex tourists come from all social strata.

Notes Mr. Leroy, founder of APSEC, which helps children in Cambodia and China.

In France, the National Union of Travel Agencies (SNAV) Account educate its customers through leaflets slipped into the pockets of travel.

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