旅游概論英文課件：Burmese women in Thai human zoo

1、Burmese women in Thai human zoo For years the prospect of visiting one of three long-necked Kayan villages in this remote corner of north-western Thailand, close to the Burmese border, has been a major lure for foreign tourists. Its absolutely a human zoo - one solution is for tourists to stop going

2、 Kitty McKinseyUNHCR In return, the visitors have helped to provide a very modest income for the Kayan women and their families, who are all refugees from Burma Boycott? But in a dramatic intervention, the United Nations is now talking of the need for a tourism boycott, amid allegations that the Kay

3、an are being trapped in a human zoo. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says that for the past two years, the Thai authorities have refused to allow a group of 20 Kayan to leave the country, despite firm offers to resettle them in Finland and New Zealand. The suspicion is that the women are b

4、eing kept in Thailand because of the central role they play in the local tourism industry. We dont understand why these 20 are not allowed to start new lives, said the UN High commissioner for Refugees (UNHCRs) regional spokeswoman, Kitty McKinsey. The Thai authorities are treating them in a special

5、 way, she argued, pointing out that some 20,000 other Burmese refugees had recently been allowed to move to third countries. Its absolutely a human zoo, she said. One solution is for tourists to stop going. Do you think this is an appropriate attraction? Why Do we need to take account of social cultural issues on local people and local communities when developing an attraction to entertain touris