Consensual prostitution was already decriminalized in the European country but until now it existed under a legal gray area.

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 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.

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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 is granting sex workers full labor rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions, starting Sunday

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.

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,

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

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.