Photo: AFP. Speaking to supporters at the end of his Socialist Party's three-day congress in Valencia, Sanchez said that the practice "enslaves" women. However, another report published in suggested that the figure may be as high as 39 percent and a UN study cited Spain as the third biggest centre for prostitution in the world, behind Thailand and Puerto Rico. Prostitution is currently unregulated in Spain, and there is no punishment for those who offer paid sexual services of their own will as long as it does not take place in public spaces.
However, pimping or acting as a proxy between a sex worker and a potential client is illegal. The industry has boomed since its decriminalisation and it is commonly estimated that around , women work as prostitutes in Spain. In , Sanchez's party published a pledge in its election manifesto to outlaw prostitution, in what was seen as a move to attract more female voters. The manifesto called prostitution "one of the cruellest aspects of the feminisation of poverty and one of the worst forms of violence against women".
Supporters of Spain's current system say that it has brought huge benefits to the women working in the trade and made life safer for them. However in recent years significant concerns have grown around the potential for women to be trafficked into sex work. In , Spanish police identified 13, women in anti-trafficking raids, stating that at least 80 percent of them were being exploited against their will by a third party.
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The Lucy probe will use its instrumentation to study the city-sized asteroids that lead or follow Jupiter in its orbit. Follow RNZ News. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has pledged to outlaw prostitution in the country. Tags: world politics Pedro Sanchez Spain prostitution. Related Stories Dozens missing in deadly Indian floods 18 Oct Covid Victoria eases restrictions despite new cases and seven deaths 17 Oct Nasa launches year mission to study trojan asteroids 17 Oct World Britons vote in election expected to propel Labour to power MCoBeauty follows a rigorous process when it dupes cosmetics.
