Traveling to End Trafficking: How the Tourism Industry Is Combating Modern Day Slavery

Brooklyn, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/03/2015 -- ECPAT-USA and Altruvistas are proud to launch a new travel initiative, this time focused on Mexico. In May 2015, ECPAT-USA (Ending Child Slavery at the Source) will be leading a groundbreaking journey to Mexico entitled, Behind the CODE: An ECPAT Advocacy Journey, in which a group of tourists have the opportunity to learn about the issue of trafficking and sexual exploitation and how to combat it. The Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct (The Code) is a responsible business initiative with a mission to provide awareness, tools and training to the travel industry, focused on the issue of trafficking. Members of The Code include Delta, Hilton Worldwide, Carlson Companies, Wyndham, and Orbitz.