Belgian sex workers to get health insurance, pensions and maternity leave in world first

https://www.yahoo.com/news/belgian-sex-workers-health-insurance-123000340.html

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originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 69 pts · 2y

yay! humans caring for humans who care for humans!

applepie@kbin.social · 37 pts · 2y

Conservative cucks in shambles.

ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de · 19 pts · 2y (2 replies)

The signs held in the pic have terrible kerning and uninspired font choices. And guess what, I like it that way – a banner displaying corporate professionalism would indicate astroturfing.

Tja@programming.dev · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Using comic sans would indicate a Fortune 100 company

Jarix@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Tangent.

Comic sans should be automatically swapped for OpenDyslexic

woelkchen@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
XM34@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y

In world first

I thought Germany has had this for over a decade now. Or am I being mistaken?

RagingRobot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

The world's oldest profession and they are just getting benefits? Unfair

Metz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
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gimpchrist@lemmy.world · -29 pts · 2y (8 replies)

Cool but if sexwork isn't ultimately decriminalized, this is technically just pimps with perks

DacoTaco@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Except thats not how it works here. Legal sexwork exists here, and pimps is are illegal.

gimpchrist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

In your legalized sex brothels, do you legally have to pay a portion of your paycheck to the house? If you're working for yourself, do you have to purchase a license from the government, and do your own taxes and all that on your income?

a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It depends on the contract between the brothel and the sex worker, a normal employment where you get paid by the brothel and your taxes are deducted automatically is possible, but it will probably mostly be freelance, with the worker paying the brothel for services rendered; in some establishments, you pay 5-30€ flat-tax per day (with receipt), which the brothel paying that to the state and you do your taxes at the end of the year and then get a tax return (or have to pay more).

woelkchen@lemmy.world posted this, which gives a good overview.

gimpchrist@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 2y

Yeah that's fucking pimping with extra steps.

ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y

Are not is

Pimping is illegal would work

David_Eight@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 2y
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MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Dumbass

gimpchrist@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

I'm a fucking sex worker I know what I'm talking about, rude cunt