The study tour's list of recommendations includes that the Australian government put more resources into investigating and convicting Australians in the Philippines under legislation covering paedophilia. The first case to be tried under Australia's 14-month old Child Sex Tourism Act took place in late September. The study tour is also demanding that the government send aid to Philippine NGO's which are helping to prevent the exploitation of women and children in the sex industry. Women working in this difficult area in the Philippines, Dicka explained, have very limited resources and face constant repression. She also wants the Australian government to assist those who have been sexually exploited.
Serial sponsorship is one of the most disturbing features of the trade in Filipino women.
Studies conducted by the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs have identified men who have sponsored up to seven women. Yet there is currently no legal obligation for the man to disclose his past sponsorship details, or to provide details of any criminal record. Despite having been threatened and harassed for her attempts over the last decade to expose serial sponsorship, Dicka speaks with determination and confidence. We have made many recommendations because we know there are men with mental problems who have sponsored wives. Dicka has protested to the Australian Embassy about the fact that men who apply for sponsorship don't have to give any information about themselves.