New Tab , opens new tab. Ecuadorean police said on Thursday 49 kidnapping victims were rescued from the Los Lobos crime gang in a mining region of the southern Azuay province. Skip to main content. Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market professionals Learn more about Refinitiv. For sex-workers, however, the prohibition is a threat to their livelihoods.
In the Alhambra neighbourhood, just a stone's throw away from the European Commission, prostitution is now illegal and three motels used for brief encounters have been closed. That does not stop year-old Magdalena from working there. Originally from Morroco, he has been a sex worker for three years and said he will not be put off by the ban despite the health situation.
He will continue working, although he dreams of becoming a singer. Sex workers had to stop their activities on March 13, just a few days before a national lockdown because of the COVID pandemic. Utsopi helped provide food and shelter during the three-month lockdown but poverty and hardship rose among the community.
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