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8 Myths about Belgium's "sex work employment” law
This downloadable PDF brilliantly debunks 8 widespread myths about the law on prostitution in Belgium. From the excellent @isalaasbl.
“1. BELGIUM DECRIMINALISED PROSTITUTION IN 2022
FALSE: Even before 2022, law did not punish prostitution. The Penal Code used to criminalise pimping, i.e. all forms of exploitation of the prostitution of others. What the 2022 Penal Code reform2 did decriminalise, is pimping. In Belgium, it is now considered legitimate to exploit the prostitution of others and thereby generate profit as long as the profit is not deemed “abnormal”. The 2024 ‘sex work employment’ law created a status of employee and employer in prostitution: pimps who operate under the conditions provided for by the law may no longer be prosecuted. They are now legally considered legitimate ‘employers’.”
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