Posted by Staff Writer on Oct 22, in News. Summary of story from IPS , October 19, The dire financial and economic problems in Portugal are pushing a growing number of women into prostitution. In order to beat the competition they use brutal methods like cutting the women with razors, and carrying out sensational murders of their pimps to send a clear message and mark their territory. They are also fearful of being outed as a prostitute, as many are divorced or married and leading a double life.
Her findings show that most sex workers, especially streetwalkers, come from lower socioeconomic classes, have little formal education or professional training, and are from poor backgrounds. The incidence of drug use is high β the main goal of 30 percent of prostitutes is to earn money to support their habit. Levels of addiction have, however, changed markedly since , when the effects of the global crisis began to be felt in Portugal. Prostitution is not right, accepting money for sex in not right in any way you put it, even if is legalized.
It is the fault of the State that women need to sell their bodies for money, the government should provide jobs even for minimum wager to those that need it, cut plans and government founds and give money to jobs insource companies so people wont fall to drastic measures. This is wrong and Portugal should beef up their laws.
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