SCOURGE OF CHILD PROSTITUTION IN THE PHILIPPINES A Research Paper Presented To Dr. Antonio R. Yango College of Arts and Sciences University of Perpetual Help System Laguna In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Communication Arts 2 By MARIA MAYBELLE F. GALANG March 2012 Introduction Prostitution is a performance of sexual acts solely for the purpose of material gain. Persons prostitute themselves when they grant sexual favors to others in exchange for
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are to Blame for Child Prostitution in India Child prostitution and civilizations have gone hand in hand all over the world for over 4‚000 years. Ancient religious beliefs and social customs provide the earliest accounts of child prostitution’s origin‚ in the form of both scripture and surviving social systems that have been practiced for thousands of years. It is rather difficult to enumerate or identify all the factors conducive to prostitution‚ because it is often argued
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The Situation of Filipino Children and Young People Almost half of the population in the Philippines are children. With a fast population growth a year‚ the government has a difficult task in providing children with enough resources to ensure their rights. For many adults and children‚ a 15-year-old who bears a child willingly or unwillingly ceases to be a girl-child but a young mother. An 11-year-old who takes on the task of tilling the fields ceases to be a boy but a labouring farmhand. A 16-year-old
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SEX TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN What is child trafficking? The recruitment‚ transportation‚ transfer‚ harbouring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation. What’s the problem? GLOBAL SEX TRAFFICKING Human trafficking is a complex phenomenon fueled by the tremendous growth in the global sex market. Exploitation is driven by poverty‚ uneven development‚ official corruption‚ gender discrimination‚ harmful traditional and cultural practices‚ civil unrest‚ natural disasters and
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crippling on his/ her physical‚ mental and emotional state. It can seriously hamper the well being of a child who is supposed to get a sound education and nutrition to develop into a healthy adult. [1]”Child labor is horrible. These children get hurt‚ maimed‚ even killed. And guess what? Most kids in schools don’t even care. That is why we need to learn about it in school. To make a difference.” It is important to speak about the practice of abusive and exploitative child
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Abuse in Developing Countries “In recent decades some extreme forms of violence against children‚ including sexual exploitation and trafficking‚ female genital mutilation (FGM)‚ the worst forms of child labour and the impact of armed conflict‚ have provoked international outcry and achieved a consensus of condemnation‚ although no rapid remedy. But in addition to these extreme forms of violence‚ many children are routinely exposed to physical‚ sexual and psychological violence in their homes and
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Runaway children in need How would you feel if a child family member was sold for sex in order to survive? I personally would feel annoyed at why he/she would sell themselves when there are a lot of more other suitable jobs out there. Child prostitution is no different really compared to the millions of people who sleep around every day‚ you get paid so that’s one upside to it. But on the other hand i would feel concerned because child prostitution can lead to sexually transmitted diseases and
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Social Problems in Thailand World around us today are filled with problems‚ complications‚ and dilemmas. People faces problems in everyday life‚ but problems that people living in the same society face commonly are called social problems. Before discussing social problems in our society‚ we must first give criteria of how we define social problems. Firstly‚ the objective condition must be perceived to be a social problem publicly. That is‚ there must be some public outcry. People must become actively
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CHILD LABOUR Children are the most important asset of any nation. Each child is an asset to the society. The future welfare of society is closely related to the welfare of the child. Children are the future of the nation. They are flowers of our national garden. It is our duty to protect these flowers. Child labour is a socio-economic problem. Child labour is not a new phenomenon in India. From ancient times‚ children were required to do some work either at home or in the field along with their
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trafficking in the Philippines Human trafficking and the prostitution of children is a significant issue in the Philippines‚ often controlled by organized crime syndicates. Human Trafficking in the Philippines is a crime against humanity. In an effort to deal with the problem‚ the Philippines passed R.A. 9208‚ the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003‚ a penal law against human trafficking‚ sex tourism‚ sex slavery and child prostitution. Enforcement is reported to be inconsistent. Statistics
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