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Belgium grants labour rights to sex workers

Belgium grants labour rights to sex workers

Update: 2024-12-02
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Belgium has become the first country in the world to pass a law to give labour rights to sex workers. They will be entitled to health insurance, pensions, sick days and maternity leave. Prostitution involves millions of people worldwide but will this new law protect these people from abuse and exploitation? Katya Adler speaks to the BBC's gender and identity correspondent Sofia Bettiza.

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Belgium grants labour rights to sex workers

Belgium grants labour rights to sex workers

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