Brussels festival ending stigma around escorts and sexwork
2023-12-16
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The bustling Saturday night at Beursschouwburg arts center in downtown Brussels was a whirlwind of excitement and energy. A captivated crowd packed the theatre, with eager attendees standing in the corridors and perched on the stairs, all eager to witness the main performance at the SNAP! (Sex Worker Narratives and Politics) Festival. Amidst this fervor, a woman adorned in an '80s disco bodys .....
What Country Has The Most Prostitution: A Comprehensive Analysis
2023-08-16
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Prostitution, often referred to as the “world’s oldest profession,” is a persistent phenomenon that has existed in various forms across different cultures, societies, and locations throughout history. However, the moral and legal status of prostitution varies widely among countries, and so does its prevalence. A relevant question that emerges is: which country has the highest ra .....
Belgian police bust Europe's biggest Chinese prostitution ring
2023-02-12
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Belgium has charged nine people with human trafficking and money laundering for their alleged roles in a gang suspected of bringing women from China to be sex workers in Europe.
Belgian police detained 27 people in raids across the country on Tuesday and seized bank notes worth about €1.5 million. .....
Boris Johnson lies, and so does Nordic Model Now
2022-06-02
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In a recent Morning Star article proposing the Nordic Model, they are canvassing for people to attend the Unison conference. Unison has long supported the discredited Nordic model. Up for debate is to change this stance to support decriminalization as practiced in New Zealand. The lie which the Nordic Model Now is that Germany is a decriminalized country for sex work. This is not true; sex .....
Belgium first in Europe to decriminalise sex work
2022-03-19
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In a historic first, Belgium is the first country in Europe to decriminilise sex work. The Federal Parliament approved the new sexual penal code on Thursday evening, Belgium is now the first country in Europe to officially decriminalise sex work. The country is now removing sex work from its penal code .....
Pandemic prompts Belgium to recognise sex work as a profession
2022-02-24
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The COVID pandemic has had one benefit for Belgium escorts. Belgium sex workers have been decriminilised. Prostitution in Belgium is now a recognised job with the perks of state pension and other benefits after the pandemic promted reforms. Politicians approved plans to overhaul 19th-century legislation and offer prostitutes a legally recognised job title. Until now, many sex workers were not cat .....
Belgium tries to strike the right balance in legalising sex work
2021-07-08
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Belgium’s federal government is trying to find the right balance between the fight against human trafficking and the creation of a statute to regulate sex work, Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne told the House Committee on Wednesday.
Associations for victims of human trafficking have been consulted as well as the sex workers’ union . The draft seeks to bring prostitution .....
Brussels launches campaign to vaccinate sex workers
2021-06-05
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Brussels’ Common Community Commission (COCOM), which manages the Region’s vaccination policy, launched a campaign focused on the vaccination of sex workers, since they will be allowed to resume their work from 9 June.
People in Brussels who want to be vaccinated are asked to register at one of the Region’s ten vaccination centres. “However, if a person requests it, we .....
Sex workers say Brussels prostitution ban drives them underground
2020-10-01
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Belgium’s capital has banned prostitution in certain districts in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. For sex-workers, however, the prohibition is a threat to their livelihoods.
Sex workers had to stop their activities on March 13, just a few days before a national lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“They were all left with nothing,” said Marie, wh .....
Famous Belgian sex worker wants prostitution ban before Covid-19 vaccine
2020-07-08
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A well known Belgian sex worker, known as Hot Marijke, has gone to court to ask for a ban on sex work until there is a vaccine against the coronavirus.
Many sex workers have been working again since the start of June, but Hot Marijke, a Belgian sex worker who received a lot of media attention for her activities and initiatives, stated that she will not resume her activities yet.
“ .....