Pedro Sánchez: Spanish PM vows to outlaw prostitution

Key Facts

• However, another report published in 2009 suggested that the figure may be as high as 39% and a 2011 UN study cited Spain as the third biggest centre for prostitution in the world, behind Thailand and Puerto Rico.
• The industry has boomed since its decriminalisation and it is commonly estimated that around 300,000 women work as prostitutes in Spain.
• 'MAFIA PARADISE' César Jara, a Spanish journalist who has researched the sex industry, told Efe news agency that "95% of prostitution in Spain is not free, it's forced in one way or another, whether because of socio-economic conditions, threats or other pressures".
• 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.

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