Sex workers reiterated opposition to project creates pink zone and ask for training centres

The movement of women (MODEMU), which brings together thousands of sex workers, reiterated its opposition to the creation of the "Zona Rosa", and instead demanded of the authorities the establishment of centres of training for these workers.

Jacqueline Montero, Director of MODEMU, stated that the Bill that creates the "Zona Rosa" violates their human rights, as it establishes that sex workers should be identified with ID cards to offer their services, according to law 55-93 on HIV-AIDS.

"These women do not come from another planet, which are the product of marginality, the poor distribution of wealth, lack of opportunities and machismo", said Montero.

Said that if passed this law would "be prey of the policemen that we mistreat physically and psychologically".

One of the women who participated in the activity, and who did not want to be identified, said they are afraid of u000aride with strangers because they do not know if they will return with beatings and full of bruises, as it has happened several times.

Information were provided in the seventh National Congress, which organizes MODEMU, at the National Institute of education Agracia and Social, attended by dozens of sex workers and personalities of other entities that are responsible for the welfare of these women.

According to its organizers, this Congress had as main objective know and take stock in the situation of human rights and identify a plan to publicize in an instrument on this situation and the demands of the sexual. workers

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