in 2011, among the 1,048 juveniles arrested, 526 were involved in prostitution,
including 471 girls and 55 boys. In 2012, among the 1,061 juveniles arrested, 566
were involved in prostitution, including 500 girls and 66 boys.
230.The survey conducted by the ILO on child victims of sexual exploitation in the cities
of Antsiranana, Toliara and Antananarivo emphasized the scale of the problem and
said that the average age of onset of the prostitution would be around 13 years for
girls and 12 for boys. The PMPM Antananarivo confirmed that children victims of
sexual exploitation are becoming younger and their number keeps on increasing.
231.Une enquête menée par le Kiosque de jeunes Tamaga12 à Toamasina a dénombré
1 000 enfants victimes d’exploitation sexuelle depuis l’année 2011, dont 70 % sont
des enfants déscolarisés.
232.Implemented since 2011, the Project ILO / IPEC TACKLE-funded by the European
Union, led to the development of a Code of Conduct signed by sixty hoteliers in
Nosy-Be on July 19, 2013. It aims to fight against the sexual exploitation of children
for commercial purposes (ESEC) and sex tourism involving children (TSIE), through
training and sensitisation of hotel establishments.
233.From 06 October 2011 to 30 June 2012, the project entitled LCTE / AMAV 10 was
set up in the régions of Analamanga, Amoron'i Mania and Vakinankaratra, in order to
contribute to the fight against child domestic labor. These regions were chosen
because they are reportedly purveyors and recipients areas of child domestic
workers.
234.The objective of this project is to strengthen the capacity of constituents on the fight
against child labor in Madagascar and contribute to the elimination of child domestic
labor in the regions of Analamanga, Amoron'i Mania and Vakinankaratra.
235.For the implementation of this project, the ILO of Antananarivo relied on a
partnership with SOS Children's Villages Associations, SAROBIDY and the the Little
Eden School which are usual partners of IPEC / Madagascar and some of them have
gone through training on child domestic labor provided by the CIF10 in Turin, in
2010.
Child pornography
236.Article 6.6 of Act No. 2007-038 defines child pornography as follows: "Child
pornography means any representation, by any means whatsoever, of a child
engaged in explicit sexual activities, real or simulated or any presentation of the
sexual organs of a child for primarily sexual purposes ". It complies with the Protocol
to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
237.Article 334 of the same Act punishes child pornography with imprisonment ranging
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