Belgium is granting sex workers full labor rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions, starting sunday. The new legislation will allow sex workers to enter into employment contracts and benefit from the same rights and legal protections as any other employee, which also includes pension,. In 2024, belgium passed pioneering legislation granting sex workers full employment rights, including access to maternity leave, health insurance, unemployment benefits and pension rights. Sex workers will be entitled to official employment contracts, health insurance, pensions, maternity leave and sick days Essentially, it will be treated like any other job. In may 2024, the belgium government voted to grant sex workers in an employment contract workers’ rights, refining the rights provided by the vote for the decriminalisation of belgian sex workers (again, under employment contracts) in march 2022.
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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