“And this congress also leaves a commitment that I will carry out: we will advance by abolishing prostitution that enslaves women in our country,” he said in the eastern city of Valencia, without providing further details.
Despite the fact that sexual exploitation and pimping are illegal in Spain, prostitution is not regulated by law.
Those who offer paid sexual services of their own free will are not punished, as long as it is not done in public spaces, as the laws are focused on the fight against human trafficking.
Although it is not recognized as regular employment, there are a large number of brothels throughout the country. Many operate in both hotels or other accommodation centers.
One in three men in Spain has paid to have sex at least once in their life, according to a survey carried out in 2009 by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS, official).
Activist groups argue that the legal limbo in which prostitution is found in Spain fuels the demand for women victims of trafficking.
Sánchez assumed as president in January 2020 at the head of a coalition government, after being in the minority after the PSOE finished first in two national elections in 2019.
Her party published a manifesto focused on the situation of women before the April 2019 elections, which proposed the outlawing of prostitution, among others, which was seen as a measure to attract voters.
This manifesto described prostitution as “one of the cruelest aspects of the feminization of poverty and one of the worst forms of violence against women.”
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