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Belgium was the first in the world to grant prostitutes the right to vacation, sick leave and pensions
Sex workers are also guaranteed the right to refuse any client.
Belgium was the first in the world to legislate the right to sick leave, maternity pay and pensions for sex workers. The Guardian reports this.
The Belgian parliament passed a law granting sex workers standard social protection rights in May. On December 1, the law came into force and Belgian prostitutes now have the same employment contracts and legal protections as in any other job.
As The Guardian notes, Belgium decriminalized the sex industry in 2022 but did not grant sex workers any formal status. As a result of this legislative gap, a kind of “gray zone” arose, which led to illegal…
