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.

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

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 law in Belgium granting labor rights to sex workers went into effect Sunday after the European country voted in 2022 to decriminalize sex work.

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.

In Belgium, a law has come into effect granting workers in the service industry a range of employee rights. Now, workers have the same rights as those in other sectors. Sex workers in Belgium have gained rights to sick leave,

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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,

In Belgium, a law granting service providers a range of workers' rights has come into effect. Female and male workers now have the same rights as those employed in other sectors. Sexual service providers in Belgium have gained the right to sick leave,

Belgian prostitutes have been given full employment rights under a new law, which enables sex workers to claim social security and pensions. The law has created a new category of employment which requires an official employment contract -travailleuses et travailleurs du sexe - or sex workers.