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.

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

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.

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 also gives sex workers the right to refuse clients, choose their practices and stop an act at any moment.

Belgium has made history as the first country in the world to grant sex workers comprehensive labour rights, marking a significant moment in the global debate over equality within the workplace.

Belgium has made history by becoming the first country to offer formal employment contracts to sex workers. The law, which came into effect on December 1, 2024, provides benefits such as sick days, maternity leave and pensions.

World-first law’ gives access to health insurance, pension, paid leave, maternity benefits, unemployment support, right to refuse clients.

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,

Belgium on Sunday passed a landmark law granting sex workers the same rights as other workers. The new law ensures that sex workers are treated as employees, entitling them to benefits such as maternity leave,