In Belgium, they passed an amazing new law, which they consider progressive, according to which the government can even punish sex workers who refuse to work.
Belgium was the first country in the European Union to decriminalize prostitution, promising prostitutes health insurance, pensions and maternity leave. The left saw the adoption of the law as a victory, because according to them it provides protection to sex workers.
Now, under a new law, pimps who employ prostitutes have the opportunity to turn to a government mediator if their employee refuses sex more than ten times within six months. If the employer's claim is proven, a penalty can be imposed on the employee.
It is quite amazing that the law was adopted by the Belgian parliament on May 3 with 93 votes in favor and 33 abstentions. Not a single representative voted against the adoption of the law.
According to the voted law, those who offer sexual services can be forced to have sex, whether they like it or not.
According to advocates, prostitutes should be given the "right" to refuse sexual acts, to stop sexual acts, to perform sexual acts in the way they like, and to refuse to wait for their clients behind glass walls, as is typical of Amsterdam. Currently, however, if a prostitute uses these "rights" ten times within six months, the pimp who employs her can, under the law, call a government mediator to deal with the matter.
Andrea Heinz, a former prostitute who is now an activist fighting against the sexual exploitation of women, noted that the law does not actually favor women.
By legalizing and decriminalizing sex work, pimps become "managers" with the support of the state to further strengthen and maintain their power. Pimps view the women they sell as products, not as human beings who deserve full dignity and respect
Andrea Heinz emphasized.
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