Child exploitation fears drive push to outlaw 'orphanage tourism'

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Louise Yaxley

It could become a crime to organise trips for Australians to visit orphanages in countries like Cambodia.

A parliamentary committee has heard many of the children are not orphans, and are being exploited to satisfy a demand from well-meaning Australians and others to volunteer.

 

West Australian Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has warned Australian church groups, schools and service clubs that many of their tours are to sham orphanages that exploit children. She wants it to be a criminal offence for someone to facilitate a trip to an overseas orphanage which is profiting from the children housed there.

 

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What is wrong with Asian people, seriously 

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Humans taking advantage of other humans who are the most vulnerable. Not just Asians but all races, religions and economic status. What makes humans behave so bravely and kind hearted and yet also so destructive and mean spirited?

 

The root of all evil.