Stop Trafficking of Children & Young People

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Background

  • 1,2 million children are trafficked all over the world, and having violence and sexual exploitation
  • Child trafficking is an illegal business which has huge profit after drugs and arms businesses.
  • According to UNICEF data, around 100,000 children below 18th years old are sold in Indonesia. 70% of them are exploited sexually and becomes prostituted.
  • According to UN Convention on Children Rights, children below 18th years old has to be protected their right for safety and education. The Convention is also asked to protect the children from trafficking and prostitution,
  • Indonesia has the Law of Anti Trafficking, but has not signed the optional protocol yet, on children to protect from trafficking
  • Sex trafficking is affecting millions of children every year, and yet it is receiving very little attention from governments, media, corporations, and the public.
  • Our campaign focuses  on the trafficking of children and young people (under 18 years old), because they are more vulnerable to exploitation than adults.
  • Prior to her death, Anita Roddick (The Body Shop Founder) had started working on the issue she called the modern-day slave trade, and it was one of her wishes that it was brought to the attention of the public.


Target Groups

Government,Victims of trafficking,Customers,NGO partners, Media


Key Activities

Objective of Program
    1.    To inspire long-term change and create a world which is taking real action against child sex trafficking. This will be done through raising awareness of the issue in-store and in the media, and driving customers to ask for government action on the issue
    2.    2.To bring immediate support to children who have been trafficked or who are at risk, through raising funds and selling the SPECIAL EDITION Soft Hands, Kind Heart Hand Cream ECPAT Affiliate Group in Indonesia
 
Our Calls to Government
    1.    Ratify optional protocol of UN Convention on Children Rights
    2.    Provide awareness & education on trafficking
    3.    Provide rehabilitation for the victims
 


Achievements

1.    210,000 petition from customer gathered from all over Indonesia
2.    Rp. 910 million donation from the selling of Hand Cream as product ambassador for ECPAT Affiliate Group in Indonesia to support :

-    Rescue and rehabilitate 120 children in 6 areas
-    Public awareness on children trafficking
-    Mobile Assessment Research for children on the move in Jakarta
-    Support ECPAT secretariat
-    Video report on 6 NGO working on trafficking
-    Launching Global Monitoring Report on Children Exploitation in Indonesia

3.    Handed over petition to Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection
4.    The Body Shop successfully won the MDGs Award in the category of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment for Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People Campaign.  
5.    Conduct media investigation to Batam, Bali, Pontianak, Lampung and Solo.
6.    Roadshow to university , Atmajaya Jakarta, Padjajaran University and Parahyangan University, Pelita Harapan
7.    The Body Shop staff training
8.    Volunteer Program at Bandung Wangi Foundation, Jakarta



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