new by-law and will allow the women who ply their trade on the Guadalhorce industrial estate to continue to work without being fined
Minimum fines of 750 € have been imposed since the end of January under a new by-law in force in Málaga which aims to crack down on street prostitution in the city.
Talks have been continuing over the past few months with women who ply their trade in Málaga’s Guadalhorce industrial estate, who have been refusing to go until City Hall finds them a new location so they can carry on working to support their families.
The problem in finding a suitable site has been that it must comply with the by-law in being more than 200 metres away from a residential area, school or business and commercial premises, in order to avoid any fines being issued.
La Opinión de Málaga reported on Tuesday that City Hall has now proposed a location which could put an end to the conflict. It’s on the Guadalhorce estate and it’s understood that the Ayuntamiento will be making improvements to the site, including improving access and installing rubbish bins.
The prostitutes who work in the area recently set up the first sex workers’ association in Málaga province, Amttse, which the paper indicates was formed as a direct result of the new by-law.
Their president, Tatiana García, told the paper that their initial aim was to find a location where they could work without being fined, but she hopes that in the future it will allow them to provide courses for training in alternative professions to allow some of their members to leave their work on the streets.
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