Belgium grants sex workers the same labor rights as other workers in a world-first law Blogging Sole

Sex workers in Belgium gained the right to health insurance, maternity leave, sick pay and other benefits under a world-first new law. The new legislation will allow sex workers to enter into employment contracts and enjoy the same legal rights and protections as any other employee, including a pension, unemployment benefits and annual leave. Consensual … Read more

Police use hologram to try to solve Amsterdam sex worker murder case Blogging Sole

Along a canal in Amsterdam red light districtone of the “window women” is actually a hologram that Dutch police hope will help solve the gruesome 2009 murder of a sex worker. Peering at passers-by through a frame, a human-sized likeness of Bernadett “Betty” Szabo – in skimpy shorts and a leopard-print bra, a dragon tattoo … Read more