Category: Human Rights

Modern slavery in the UK hospitality industry: turning a blind eye to the risks is not an option – Part 1

A company risks being guilty of offences including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking if it knows, or ought to know, that they are occurring in its business or supply chain. Tourism companies need to be aware....

“White Men in Suits” and Sustainable Tourism – Challenges for ITB and suggested solutions

For sustainable tourism to be a success, it needs to ensure the widest diversity of voices are heard - especially at the largest travel show in the world

Berlin Declaration on Transforming Tourism launched at ITB

Civil society groups from across the world gathered in Berlin to launch the Berlin Declaration on Transforming Tourism, calling for a radical reorientation of the industry to do more for vulnerable communities around the world

Women are exploited in tourism, says study

Thee Centre for Responsible Tourism (CRT) unveiled a study on women workforce in Goa’s tourism sector which questioned the myth that tourism provides employment opportunities to women.

Maldives to abandon carbon neutral vision in favour of mass tourism

New government plans to relocate residents to larger atolls – leaving small islands ripe for development. It says these super resorts, not solar power, will create the money needed to adapt to climate change

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