Lodges were built nearby, so tourists could photograph them performing their sacred, ritual dances. Removed from their land, the Yagua have no choice - they have become dependent on tourism for survival. The right of children to protection An estimated 13 to 19 million children work in the tourism industry. Tourism is luring many children away from school. In Sri Lanka , begging is undermining family discipline.
Children can earn more money in a day than their parents can earn in a month from working.
In Kenya , more children are being killed by elephants, whose numbers are rising. Locals blame the Kenya Wildlife Service, saying wild animals are given preferential treatment because of the tourist revenue they ring. Such countries as Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Brazil and now Eastern Europe are seen as sex-tourism destinations for tourists and paedophiles. Children from Cambodia, China, Laos and Burma have been forced into prostitution in Thailand , largely catering to sex tourists.