| 1. Title: International perspectives and child prostitution in Asia. Author: Muntarbhorn V Source: In: Forced labor: the prostitution of children, edited by Maureen Jaffee and Sonia Rosen. Washington, D.C., Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, 1996. :9-31. Papers from a symposium co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, the Women's Bureau, and the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, held on September 29, 1995, at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, DC. Abstract: Child prostitution is a global phenomenon of considerable scope found in both developed and developing countries. Children serve as prostitutes despite attempts to control the practice. The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as someone under age 18 years. Child prostitution, as laid out in the 1990-94 reports of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, involves the sexual exploitation of a child for remuneration in cash or in kind, usually, but not always organized by an intermediary such as a parent, family member, procurer, teacher, or other person. Child prostitution is unacceptable because it exploits and victimizes the child, undermining child development. Such behavior is detrimental to child physical and emotional health, and is a breach of the child's rights. Laws exist to some extent in all countries against child prostitution. However, in considering what is child prostitution, it must be understood that many countries usually set the age of consent for sexual intercourse between 13 and 17 years. The largest number of child prostitutes can be found in Asia and Central and South America, although reports indicate an increase in the level of child prostitution in Africa, North America, Europe, and Australia. Supply and demand being worldwide, however, child prostitution affects all countries. National developments and future action are discussed. Language: English Keywords: ASIA | GLOBAL | CHILD | SEX WORKERS | CHILD ABUSE | SEXUAL ABUSE | Developing Countries | Youth | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Sex Behavior | Behavior | Crime | Social Problems Document Number: 128284 |
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