Child sexual exploitation policies and people's rights
Measures and/or policies adopted by Valpoviña Turismo to prevent human exploitation.
Valpoviña Tourism supports the campaign launched several years ago by various organizations, such as UNICEF and UNTWO, whose objectives include taking initiatives to safeguard the physical and moral integrity of human beings, especially children.
Our company, which specializes in the design and operation of tourist packages for national and international travel, declares its commitment to preventing the exploitation of human beings in all its forms, especially sexual exploitation, and particularly when it may affect minors.
In accordance with the above, the measures we have adopted to support this campaign are:
1. Do not promote sex tourism in any of its forms, carefully designing our tour packages.
2. Adhere to legal regulations regarding matters relating to the exploitation of human beings, especially minors, both nationally and internationally.
3. Train our staff in the prevention of human exploitation
4. Communicate our rejection of the exploitation of human beings, and especially child prostitution.
2. We invite you to join this project, with the aim of promoting fair and sustainable tourism, while showing our support for the prevention of illegal practices.
Decalogue of the Tourist
Decalogue to prevent sex tourism with children and adolescents, the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents (CSEC), which constitutes a serious violation of human rights, causing harm to physical, mental, social, and moral health.
Children and Adolescents (CA) are all persons under the age of eighteen. They are subjects of law, with their own opinions, progressive degrees of autonomy, and must be protected from exploitation and abuse.
Every tourist, national or foreign, should be aware that violations of laws 19.617 (Sexual Crimes), 20.526 (Trafficking in Persons) and their amendments, entail criminal sanctions under the following circumstances:
A. Use advertising that suggests the provision of sexual tourism services to minors under eighteen years of age.
B. Advise tourists on places where sexual consumption services with children and adolescents are facilitated, coordinated or provided.
C. Induce or provide facilities to children and adolescents to perform acts of sexual connotation with hotel guests.
D. Facilitate the entry of children and adolescents to the hotel accommodation areas, or visit passengers when they cannot prove blood relationship, especially if they do not have documentation that proves their identity.
Hotel and transportation staff, if they are witnessing a crime or are contacted by passengers regarding a potential crime, should contact the PDI at the emergency number 134 and file the corresponding report.
Transport workers, hotel managers, and receptionists must be aware that operators exploit the weaknesses of the tourism industry to violate the rights of children and adolescents. They must refrain from offering, expressly or implicitly, plans or programs that include CSEC, and must adopt measures to prevent their workers, dependents, or intermediaries from committing crimes.
Hotel staff and tour operators must be informed about the legal consequences of CSEC in Chile in order to provide timely information to tourists.
In Chile, the PDI (National Institute of Statistics and Census), the Labor Directorate, SENAME (National Service for the Promotion of Public Education), and municipalities are the authorities responsible for supervising, inspecting, monitoring, and sanctioning hotel and tourism service providers who fail to comply with current laws.
In order to protect children and adolescents from all forms of sexual exploitation and violence, hotel establishments must display graphic materials within their premises that guide guests to seek help, report abuse, and/or file a complaint.
If the hotel's IT department detects the sale, distribution, promotion, and/or storage of child pornography, it must inform management and subsequently report the incident to the PDI.
According to the "Global Code of Ethics for Tourism," the exploitation of human beings, in any of its forms, violates the fundamental objectives of tourism, as it negatively impacts the lives of children and adolescents throughout their development.
Adopting measures aimed at preventing the provision of tourist services that include sexual contact with minors under 18 years of age will strengthen the tourism industry and, consequently, the country's image.