Victory! Hilton Worldwide Signs Code of Conduct to Fight Child Sex Trafficking

by Amanda Kloer · 2011-04-15 10:32:00 UTC
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Hilton Worldwide, a long-time leader in the hospitality industry, has now become a leader in the fight for the protection of children from sexual exploitation and abuse. After more than a year of efforts from anti-trafficking organizations and over 7,000 Change.org members (and during which Hilton created their own Code of Conduct), Hilton Worldwide has announced they have signed the ECPAT Code of Conduct for Travel and Tourism.

Hilton Worldwide's subscription to The Code is a powerful demonstration of their company-wide commitment t0 preventing sex trafficking, protecting children from abuse, and creating a safe and responsible tourism experience. As part of their agreement, Hilton Worldwide will implement policies that condemn child trafficking and exploitation and provide training to help their employees identify and report illicit activities. They have also agreed to look for ways to raise awareness about ECPAT and the Code among customers and other stakeholders.

“Hilton Worldwide believes strongly in ECPAT-USA’s important mission to protect children from sexual exploitation and to bring greater attention to the issues surrounding child trafficking,” said Chris Nassetta, President & CEO of Hilton Worldwide. “As part of our commitment, we will work with government, non-governmental organizations and others in our industry to address this issue.”

Hilton's signature is not just a giant step forward for them, but for the whole movement to fight child sex trafficking. As a large and prominent hospitality company, Hilton stands to lead the way for other hotels to make the same commitment to the protection of children. And as Hilton rolls out this training to staff around the world, they will surely play a larger role in identifying and preventing child sex trafficking around the world.

Thank you and congratulations to Hilton Worldwide, ECPAT, and the thousands of Change.org members who have supported this campaign.

Photo credit: PinkStock Photos!

Amanda Kloer is a Change.org Editor and has been a full-time abolitionist in several capacities for seven years. Follow her on Twitter @endhumantraffic

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