Paris (ap) — starting sunday, sex workers in belgium will be able to sign formal employment contracts and gain labor rights on par with those in other professions in a legal breakthrough some call a “revolution.” the new law also establishes fundamental rights for sex workers including the right to refuse clients, choose their practices and stop an act at any moment The new legislation will allow sex. Sex work was decriminalised in belgium in 2022 and is legal in several countries including germany, greece, the netherlands and turkey But establishing employment rights and contracts is a global. Belgium has made history by becoming the first country in the world to grant comprehensive employment rights to sex workers. Belgium made history on sunday as the first country in the world to allow sex workers to sign formal employment contracts — granting them access to sick days, maternity pay and pension.
How belgian sex workers won employment rights last week, belgian sex workers were granted the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights as part of new legislation — the first of its kind in the world life & culture feature text brit dawson 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. A transformative law for sex workers rights following decriminalization, the government chose, under the impulse of the national sex workers' organisation, to create a legal labour framework for sex work. A groundbreaking law, which gives some sex workers greater labor protections and social benefits than similar legislation elsewhere in the world, is now in effect in the european country. 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.
A law that was adopted in december last year allows sex workers in belgium to sign employment contracts, granting them more labour rights like health insurance and paid leave Belgium made history on sunday as the first country in the world to allow sex workers to sign formal employment contracts — granting them access to sick days, maternity pay and pension The new law also guarantees fundamental rights for sex workers, including the ability to refuse clients, set the. Belgium has made a significant stride toward gender equality and human rights by becoming one of the first countries in the world to extend full employment rights to sex workers. Unemployment benefits, maternity leave and health. Ippf en warmly welcomes belgium's new law introducing legal protections and labour rights for sex workers
Sex workers in belgium will now be treated like any other worker in the country, with access to employment contracts, maternity leave, health benefits, pensions and more.
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