Belgium grants sex workers maternity pay, pensions under historic new law: ‘An incredible step forward’ – IOTW Report

Belgium grants sex workers maternity pay, pensions under historic new law: ‘An incredible step forward’

NYPost

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, withhold certain sexual acts and stop a service at any moment without fear of losing their job.

The legislation, believed to be the first of its kind, comes two years after the country decriminalized sex work. more

8 Comments on Belgium grants sex workers maternity pay, pensions under historic new law: ‘An incredible step forward’

  1. Now hold on here a minute. Any idea what opportunities that Your A Peon economy provides to young people? Especially women? Not much. What choice do they have? Which is why I’m in favor of an adopt a soiled flower plan for the United States. I’m pretty sure I could talk my wife into bringing at least two of them into our bedroom. I mean home. Well maybe not. I can dream.

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  2. This is a depiction of Weimar Germany, a sink of decadance and perversion tolerated by a corrupt and listless European government. The scene above is from “Cabaret” which captured this period. The introduction includes sex workers of both sexes, in a permissive environment similar to modern day Belgium and other European contries.

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