Sex workers in Spain took to the streets to protest after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that he had ended prostitution in the country. This became known on Friday, October 22.
Under the new law, clients and sex seekers are now facing fines.
“I’m here for the freedom of those who work in the sex industry. And on my poster it says that criminalizing clients means registering them as criminals. But this is not entirely true, ”a protester named Javier told Izvestia’s correspondent.
Prostitution in the country is neither prohibited nor permitted. At the same time, sexual exploitation and pimping are officially prohibited, but the activities of those who offer sexual services voluntarily are not regulated by law.
Protester Maria Riot said that the sex industry is indeed becoming more and more dangerous in Spain, especially for women in small towns who are at risk of becoming dependent on pimps. At the same time, Maria noted that many prostitutes do not hide their occupation and openly provide their services for many years. In her opinion, if the government should fight with anyone, it is not with the girls trying to make money, but with their patrons.
Protesters against the law banning prostitution generally do not like the fact that this activity is made immoral by the government, and a huge number of people who used such services are now called criminals.
On June 2, Spain’s Supreme Court upheld the right of prostitutes to form trade unions. We are talking about those who work only for themselves – Spanish criminal law does not allow working as a prostitute in the interests of a second person.
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