I think Mr Tuala needs to show research he did on the issue to make such outrageous conclusions. Yes it's the parents responsibility to make sure their kids are appropriately clothed but blaming sexual exploitation on what the children wear is just outright ridiculous. It's like saying it's the kids' fault for getting exploited because they are attracting attention with their clothing. OK if you mean teenagers shouldn't dress like so fair enough but to say babies and 3 years olds shouldn't dress like so is just a bit disturbing. If you think a 3 year old looks sexually attractive with a certain outfit on then there is something wrong with you and you must see a proffessional to fix your head. Moreover I think when a person is a pervert and sexual deviant it doesn't matter what the child is wearing. So I would like to urge Mr President of ECPAT to get his priorities straight and find a way to help these deviants not cross the line BUT NEVER blame the children for things sick people inflict upon them. Thank you.

I recall those days when I was 1 to 3 years of age and didn't care much about clothing because it was hot anyway in Samoa,,Nobody ever complained.

So in effect Mr. Tuala is blaming the kids which is absolutely wrong and I would question his role as President of the End Children Pornography and Trafficking. His assumptions and conclusions are projecting an issue he has and this is concerning. Regardless how a child, youth dresses it is in the eyes of the observers where the deviance and perversion are! To suggest that baby clothes could be seen as attractive is bizarre and I would ask that Mr Tuala explain more about what he means by this statement..
As an educator, Chairman of the Board for a local school and as a Samoan parent of 4 daughters...I say to Mr. Tuala to explain himself.

It is innapropriate that Mr Tuala blames children and the way they dress for the actions of others!!

Soifua lava

Samoan Fella

How about we go back to 19th century fashion - topless females. No embarrassment back then. Just practical. It was thought just part of the scene.

However, the europeans then came with their euro-fashions and everyone has sweated ever since.

Come on now, I see children in Samoa still running around without clothes or partially clothed and no one is saying anything at how uncivilized that is which I think they should. Its time for Samoa to step up a little and dress with a little more fashion. Nothing wrong with that. Why do we care about those nonsense anyway when there's a lot more important subjects to talk about. How about better medical care and doctors for our people. Stop paying the Indians to come practice and kill our people. When they're done with their internship they will leave and what do we get out of it, nothing. I noticed the big presense of the Indians and their fancy churches. What are we doing with our country. Why can't we keep good doctors in Samoa? I know the government has paid for people to study outside of the country with the hope of returning, and they don't. What about better pay to entice some of these people to come back and want to work in Samoa. How about our police officers. Why can't we get better pay for them so they would stop taking bribes from people as an excuse to make an ends meat. Or hire hard workers and honest officers and get rid of all the crooked one thats making the country look bad. Yes, those issues. Lets talk about that. Stop thinking like twenty years ago and start on the future and the good of the country. Skimpy clothing is a prefference but we all understand, we're Samoan not Palagi.