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Australia cracks down on orphanage tourism
Source: BBC
Australia cracks down on orphanage tourism
29 November 2018
Australia has become the first country in the world to recognise so-called orphanage trafficking as a form of modern-day slavery.
The legislation forms part of a wider drive to stop Australians taking part in "voluntourism" schemes which harm rather than help the children.
It is estimated 80% of children living in the world's orphanages have at least one living parent.
In many cases, they have been lured to the orphanages to attract volunteers.
Australian Senator Linda Reynolds called orphan tourism the "perfect 21st-Century scam" earlier this year, telling the Thomson Reuters Foundation foreign visitors were left with a "sugar rush" after apparently doing something good - and then sharing it on social media.
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29 November 2018
Australia has become the first country in the world to recognise so-called orphanage trafficking as a form of modern-day slavery.
The legislation forms part of a wider drive to stop Australians taking part in "voluntourism" schemes which harm rather than help the children.
It is estimated 80% of children living in the world's orphanages have at least one living parent.
In many cases, they have been lured to the orphanages to attract volunteers.
Australian Senator Linda Reynolds called orphan tourism the "perfect 21st-Century scam" earlier this year, telling the Thomson Reuters Foundation foreign visitors were left with a "sugar rush" after apparently doing something good - and then sharing it on social media.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46390627