{"id":5267,"date":"2017-08-24T16:25:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T16:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/?post_type=news_atc&#038;p=5267"},"modified":"2019-07-24T16:57:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T16:57:56","slug":"womens-group-protests-against-promotion-of-sex-tourism","status":"publish","type":"news_atc","link":"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/womens-group-protests-against-promotion-of-sex-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s group protests against promotion of sex tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5267\" class=\"elementor elementor-5267\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56a33cc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56a33cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3d95fd\" data-id=\"d3d95fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6fdac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6fdac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Women\u2019s group protests against promotion of sex tourism<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70eaab94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70eaab94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23e3efc\" data-id=\"23e3efc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b966e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b966e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sex-torism-goa-2-300x195.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5269\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34f8c47e\" data-id=\"34f8c47e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0d2ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d0d2ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Date: August 7, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Location: Panaji, Goa<\/p>\n<p>Goa is increasingly becoming a dominant hub for sex tourism, following in the footsteps of Thailand and the Philippines. Raising concern over this the Goa Collective forum, a group of women volunteers of civic and consumer forums, has appealed business and state bodies such as Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Shack Owners Welfare Society of Goa to take a stringent stand against the promotion of sex tourism in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The forum has also appealed the MLAs to acknowledge the worsening situation and devise a realistic and immediate plan of action to curb this aggravating issue.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the forum will be organizing a weeklong campaign titled, \u2018Say NO to Sex Tourism in Goa\u2019. The campaign will commence on 28<sup>th<\/sup>of September, which is the World Tourism Day.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article by the Times of India\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/goa\/need-bold-stand-against-sex-tourism-in-state\/articleshow\/59946332.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7576885 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7576885\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81084a5\" data-id=\"81084a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ba3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"79ba3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <div class=\"related-post grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"headline\">Related Posts<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"post-list \">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"item\">\r\n          \r\n  <a class=\"title post_title\"  title=\"Kerala Budget Focuses on Women Safety: Proposes Public Register of Sex Offenders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/kerala-budget-focuses-on-women-safety-proposes-public-register-of-sex-offenders\/\">\r\n        Kerala Budget Focuses on Women Safety: Proposes Public Register of Sex Offenders  <\/a>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"thumb post_thumb\">\r\n    <a  title=\"Kerala Budget Focuses on Women Safety: Proposes Public Register of Sex Offenders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/kerala-budget-focuses-on-women-safety-proposes-public-register-of-sex-offenders\/\">\r\n\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerala-Public-Register-of-Sexual-Offenders.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <p class=\"excerpt post_excerpt\">\r\n    \u201cIt\u2019s Saturday evening at the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and we\u2019ve had non-stop calls since mid-afternoon. 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