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A new Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection
Belgium is granting sex workers full labor rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions, starting Sunday.
Belgium law granting labor rights to sex workers goes into effect
A new law in Belgium granting labor rights to sex workers went into effect Sunday after the European country voted in 2022 to decriminalize sex work.
Belgium grants sex workers maternity pay, pensions under historic new law: ‘An incredible step forward’
I had to work while I was nine months pregnant. I was having sex with clients one week before giving birth,” said a Belgium sex worker named Sophie, lamenting conditions before the
Belgium becomes first country to give sex workers robust labor rights and protections
The new law guarantees fundamental rights for sex workers, including the ability to refuse clients, set the conditions of an act, and stop an act at any moment.
Belgium's sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law
Her life would have been much easier had she had a right to maternity leave, paid by her employer. Under a new law in Belgium - the first of its kind in the world - this will now
Belgium becomes first country to give sex workers benefits, protections
Belgium, in a world first, has passed a law allowing sex workers to sign formal employment contracts to give them access to sick leaves, maternity pay, and pension. The new law, which was first passed in May,
Belgium passes law granting sex workers maternity leave, pension
Belgium on Sunday passed a landmark law granting sex workers the same rights as other workers. The new law ensures that sex workers are treated as employees, entitling them to benefits such as maternity leave,
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New Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection
Under regulations, sex workers have access to health insurance, paid leave, maternity benefits, unemployment support and ...
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