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Socially Responsible Tourism 
Socially Responsible Tourism
As part of an ongoing plan to
guarantee ethical and environmentally friendly practices, Samui Villas
& Homes Co., Ltd. (SVH) and Phuket Villas & Homes Co., Ltd.
(PVH), recently declared its commitment to the implementation of The
Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation
in Travel and Tourism.
An official signing ceremony took place
at Dhevatara Residence, Koh Samui on Friday 17th of April attended by
members of both organizations, as well as the head of the Samui
Municipality and the island's police chief.
SVH CEO John Birt
signed the agreement with Mr. Pravit Ekcharoensook, the head of ECPAT
(End Child Prostitution Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children
for Sexual Purposes), an organization that works to protect children in
the travel and tourism industry. The company will also take action for
the successful implementation of the following six criteria as an
integrated part of its daily operations:
1. To establish an
ethical policy regarding commercial sexual exploitation of children
2.
To train personnel in the code of practice.
3. To introduce a clause
in contracts with suppliers, stating the common repudiation of
commercial sexual exploitation of children
4. To provide information
to customers by means of catalogues, brochures, web sites and video
clips.
5. To provide information to key local figures at the relevant
destinations.
6. To report annually on their activities.
SVH
and PVH will implement the submitted action plan at all destinations
where sexual exploitation of children is considered an issue of high
concern. Chief Operating Officer, Marc Ribail said the company will make
every effort to reach the minimum standards of implementation approved
by the Annual General Meeting of The Code for each criterion.
Source: http://www.samuivillasandhomes.com/media-press-release.html
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