RP ranks 4th among nations with prostituted children
11/19/2010The Child Protection Unit (CPU) said the Philippines ranks 4th on the list of countries having a large number of prostituted children.
Citing reports of the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the Center for Women’s Resources (CWR), CPU said there are about 75,000 children in the Philippines who were forced into prostitution due to poverty.
CWR reported increased incidence of prostitution in rural areas where food is planted and grown.
“The financial crisis has aggravated the condition of impoverished rural women. Although they produce food for the country, they cannot cope with the crisis because, to start with, they are landless and have been earning so little…” the report said.
Rural women and children are vulnerable to prostitution because of their impoverished situation. Farmers and fishermen comprise the poorest sector of our country. And across basic sectors, women and children account for the largest poor population..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20101119nat6.html
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