| | The Confederation of Liberal Labor Unions (CGSLB/ACLVB). With 240,000 members, this is the smallest of the major union groups. Drawing primarily from management positions, the Brussels-based CGLB/ACVB is Belgium's most pro-business union. The union is not formally affiliated with any political party. | | The Confederation of Liberal Labor Unions (CGSLB/ACLVB). With 240,000 members, this is the smallest of the major union groups. Drawing primarily from management positions, the Brussels-based CGLB/ACVB is Belgium's most pro-business union. The union is not formally affiliated with any political party. |
| − | On June 1, 2022 Belgium, the home of [[NATO]] and the [[European Union]] with many high-paid foreign [[bureaucrat]]s working under [[diplomatic]] [[passport]], legalized [[prostitution]]. Previously, only the sex worker would be [[prosecute]]d if arrested for violating Belgian law with a foreigner under diplomatic immunity. On May 3, 2024 the Belgian parliament approved the labor law granting [[collective bargaining]] rights for sex workers. There were 93 votes in favor, 33 abstentions and zero votes against. Under the new law, sex workers are able to work an employer under a contract, thus gaining access to [[social security]]: pension, [[unemployment]], [[health insurance]], family benefits, annual vacation, and maternity leave.<ref>https://www.utsopi.be/our-work/decriminalisation/cadre-du-travail</ref> In June 2024, employers sought a new government regulation allowing government mediation if a sex worker refused a client 10 times in a 6 month period. | + | On June 1, 2022 Belgium, the home of [[NATO]] and the [[European Union]] with many high-paid foreign [[bureaucrat]]s working under [[diplomatic]] [[passport]], legalized [[prostitution]]. Previously, only the sex worker would be [[prosecute]]d if arrested for violating Belgian law with a foreigner under diplomatic immunity. On May 3, 2024 the Belgian parliament approved the labor law granting [[collective bargaining]] rights for sex workers. There were 93 votes in favor, 33 abstentions and zero votes against. Under the new law, sex workers are able to work for an employer under a contract, thus gaining access to [[social security]]: pension, [[unemployment]], [[health insurance]], family benefits, annual vacation, and maternity leave.<ref>https://www.utsopi.be/our-work/decriminalisation/cadre-du-travail</ref> In June 2024, employers sought a new government regulation allowing government mediation if a sex worker refused services for a client 10 times in a 6 month period. |