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(b) Ensure that tourism operations do not practise any form of labour
exploitation, in particular of children, young people and women;
(c) Ensure that Indigenous Peoples’ labour rights are fully respected, in
particular concerning Indigenous children;
(d) Carry out good faith consultations and obtain Indigenous Peoples’
free, prior and informed consent before adopting any projects that may a ffect
them, including the planning, design and management of tourism projects,
products and services, policy formulation and sharing of benefits;
(e) Establish, in consultation with Indigenous Peoples, adequate and
accessible accountability mechanisms and remedies to redress the negative
effects of tourism initiatives, including the establishment of game reserves, the
selling of products that reproduce Indigenous culture, and tourism
infrastructures. Redress should include, where possible, the restoration of
Indigenous Peoples’ access to resources and the return of their land;
(f) Support, when Indigenous Peoples so require, Indigenous Peoples-led
initiatives by:
(i) Undertaking measures to provide flexible and favourable grants and
funds to support initiatives taken by Indigenous Peoples;
(ii) Supporting Indigenous Peoples to engage in community-based
tourism ventures and provide training to develop their own management
capacities;
(iii) Offering mentoring and training to Indigenous communities if they
wish to start new businesses and improving their supply chain, access to
markets, management and hospitality skills;
(iv) Establishing hiring preference for Indigenous guides and training
young people to become tour guides, and facilitating the mentoring of
future entrepreneurs;
(g) Develop codes of conduct to avoid the commodification of Indigenous
culture and respect Indigenous Peoples’ protocols on consultation, access to
Indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage;
(h) Ensure that Indigenous tourism experiences are led or controlled by
Indigenous Peoples and establish, in consultation with Indigenous Peoples, a
transparent and accountable mechanism of distribution of benefits and revenues
generated through Indigenous tourism products, services and experiences;
(i) Guarantee equal and fair participation of Indigenous Peoples in local,
regional and national tourism planning processes that can have an impact on
them;
(j) Inform tourists of local traditions, beliefs and protocols before
arriving in Indigenous communities;
(k) Ensure that sites with restricted access for cultural practices and
ceremonies are clearly understood and respected by both the guides and the
tourists, whether for spiritual reasons, privacy or safety issues;
(l) Provide Indigenous cultural awareness training for non-Indigenous
tour guides; assist with the preparation of clear guidelines or codes of conduct
for visitors to respect community protocols and rules; and provide tourism
partners with information on the cultural specificities of Indigenous Peoples
when they engage and work with the Indigenous culture, communities and
businesses.
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