Organización de Trabajadoras Sexuales

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The Organización de Trabajadoras Sexuales (OTRAS) is a Spanish trade union representing sex workers.

History

OTRAS was formed in August 2018 and registered with Spain's Labour Ministry as a trade union.[1]

However, a number of anti-sex work activists opposed the formation of the union and instigated a campaign on social media against them using the hashtag #SoyAbolicionista (“I’m an Abolitionist”).

Superior Court of Justice of Madrid ruled that a prostitute working in a club in Barcelona had a valid employment relationship with the club owners.[6] In June 2021, the Spanish Supreme Court overturned the ruling against OTRAS, thus confirming the union's registration as legal.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Spain to overturn registration of OTRAS sex workers' union | DW | 31.08.2018". DW.COM. Deutsche Welle.
  2. ^ Beatley, Meaghan (13 December 2018). "Who's Afraid of a Sex Workers' Union?". www.thenation.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Prostitution takes center stage as Spanish feminists rally to eliminate violence against women". The World from PRX.
  4. ^ Aguilar, Ana Requena (21 November 2018). "La Audiencia Nacional anula los estatutos del sindicato OTRAS porque entiende que la prostitución no es un trabajo". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ^ Kluwer, Wolters (21 November 2018). "El Sindicato Organización de Trabajadoras Sexuales es ilegal". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. ^ McLaren, Shirley (28 February 2019). "¡SENTENCIA HISTÓRICA A FAVOR DE LAS TRABAJADORAS SEXUALES!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. ^ Álvarez, Reyes Rincón, Pilar (June 2, 2021). "El Supremo reconoce el derecho de las prostitutas por cuenta propia a formar sindicatos". El País.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Aguilar, Ana Requena (June 2, 2021). "El Supremo corrige a la Audiencia Nacional y valida los estatutos del sindicato de trabajadoras sexuales OTRAS". ElDiario.es.