VOA Bangkok
13 August 2009
A new report by a global child rights group warns that the economic downturn increases the risk of sexual exploitation of children.
ECPAT International says the downturn raises a specter of increased child sexual exploitation as traffickers lure poor families with cash.
Carmen Madrinan is executive director of ECPAT International, which released its latest report in Bangkok Thursday.
"The report raises great concern that the current economic downturn, which is forecast to swell the ranks of the poor - those living on less than $2 a day … will push more children into vulnerable situations and increase the risk of trafficking and sexual exploitation," said Madrinan.
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