Sex workers in Belgium will have sick days, pension rights

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.
Why Belgium made history by granting its sex workers maternity pay and pension rights
Belgium, in the first-of-its-kind law anywhere in the world, has granted sex workers labour rights and protections. Sex workers will now get access to paid leave, health insurance, unemployment benefits,
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 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
Maternity leave and sick pay for sex workers in Belgium
Belgium has made history as the first country in the world to grant sex workers comprehensive labour rights, marking a significant moment in the global debate over equality within the workplace.
Sex workers in Belgium to access paid leave and pensions after new law
The new law also gives sex workers the right to refuse clients, choose their practices and stop an act at any moment.
Sex Workers in Belgium, with Contracts and Labor Rights like any other Professional
The new law also establishes, among other fundamental rights, the right to refuse clients, choose their practices, and stop an act at any time. Starting Sunday, individuals offering sexual services in Belgium will be able to sign formal employment contracts and obtain labor rights equivalent to those of other professions in a legal advancement that some call a "revolution.
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,
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