Spain divided over semi-legal prostitution

[LostInTime]

Digital Journal
By Sinikka Tarvainen

Ninety per cent of the prostitutes are immigrants - mainly from Latin America, eastern Europe and Africa - coerced into the trade by criminal rings, according to the PSOE.

Even those who are working independently would often prefer to do something else for a living. "Clients treat me badly, humiliate me and refuse to pay," said Mauro Pilaquinga, a transsexual prostitute from Ecuador.