REWE Touristik Hotels – Child Protection Workshops

Sustainability – a basic value of the Tourism – REWE Group

Tour Operators: Package tour operators:

Tailor-made tour operators:

Travel agencies: Tourism:

Business travel:

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Our Brands – Total number of tourists in 2011 - 6.6 million

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Child Protection Training of the Hotel

Management at REWE Touristik Hotel Chains:

• Club Calimera

• lti hotels

• PrimaSol

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Facts

Hotels can facilitate exploitation of children unless

mechanisms are in place to stop it from

happening.

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Facts

To make sure these mechanisms are

effective, hotels need a clear child

protection policy which is well known

and signed by every member of the

staff

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Facts

Furthermore, every member of the staff needs a

clear strategy how to react if there is any

suspicion on child abuse.

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That is why the RTH-Hotels do „train-the-

trainer“-workshops on Child Protection with the

Hotel Management in the destinations.

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After each workshop all managers receive a

certificate and material to teach their own staff.

With this we want to ensure that every member of

the staff knows the child protection policy and

knows how to react in a case of child abuse

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I. Topics of the workshops

• Where does Child Sex Tourism happen?

• Who are the offenders and what kind of tourism

infrastructure do they use?

• Who are the victims and what are the

consequences for them and the society in which

they live?

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II. Topics of the workshops:

• What are the national, what are the international

laws concerning sex with minors?

• What can the tourism industry do in general?

• What can each employee of the hotel do in detail

in his or her daily work to prevent Child Sex

Tourism from happening?

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The workshops focuses on the practical

implementation of the learned.

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Teamwork

1. Example: Working in teams

Question:

“What can you and your staff look out for at work

to prevent children from possible offenders?“

The participants work in groups to discuss potential

problems that may occur in daily work

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Teamwork

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Teamwork

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Teamwork

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Teamwork

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Role plays

• 2. Example: Role plays

• A case of possible child abuse is not easy to

deal with.

• This is why all members of the staff should be

well prepared.

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Role plays

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Role plays

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Thank you !

Miriam Landhofer

Programme Officer Child Protection & Ethics

REWE Touristik Group

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