Sex workers in Belgium will have sick days, pension rights

Belgium gives sex workers the same employment rights as other workers
Consensual prostitution was already decriminalized in the European country but until now it existed under a legal gray area.
Sex workers in Belgium now have maternity leave and sick pay in world first for employment rights
Sex workers in Belgium are now entitled to formal employment contracts, which include sick pay and maternity leave, under a landmark law that went into effect Sunday.
Belgium becomes first country to grant employment rights to sex workers
On Sunday, Belgium made history by becoming the first country in the world to allow sex workers to sign formal employment contracts.
Belgium Adopts Historic Law Against Sexual Exploitation
A new Belgian law addressing sexual and labor exploitation came into force on December 1. The law follows years of human rights advocacy by community experts and responds to some of the worst forms of violence and discrimination faced by people who sell sexual services.
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.
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 approves law protecting the rights of sex workers, first in the world
Belgium has signed laws protecting the right of sex workers including other approve welfare packages  similar to others working normal
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,
Belgium grants sex workers maternity pay, pensions under historic new law: ‘An incredible step forward’
Sex workers in Belgium will now be entitled to maternity pay, a pension, health insurance and other employment benefits under a new law that went into effect Sunday. The new law – passed by pols in May in an attempt to crack down on sexual abuse and exploitation – also allows the workers to refuse sexual partners,
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 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.
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