Belgium Makes History: New Law Grants Sex Workers Unemployment Benefits, Leave, and Pensions

Belgium Makes History: New Law Grants Sex Workers Unemployment Benefits, Leave, and Pensions

Belgium has made global headlines by becoming the first country to grant sex workers labour rights comparable to other professions. The new Labour Law for Sex Workers, effective December 2024, aims to improve working conditions and provide protections including unemployment benefits, sick leave, pensions, and maternity pay. What the New Law Offers While sex work … Read more

Why sunflower oil has replaced olive oil as Spain’s main cooking oil

Why sunflower oil has replaced olive oil as Spain’s main cooking oil

On the Costa Blanca, the salinity of tap water has increased as water levels have dropped, prompting authorities in some areas to deem it unsafe for drinking or cooking. Bottled water is being distributed free of charge. Costa Blanca residents wait to get drinking water as their tap water is unfit for consumption due to … Read more

Prominent Chinese activists sentenced to up to 5 years on charges of ‘inciting subversion’

Prominent Chinese activists sentenced to up to 5 years on charges of ‘inciting subversion’

The two, who were arrested in September 2021, have served two years and nine months in prison, which will be deducted from their sentences. Huang is expected to be released in September 2026, while Wang will be freed in March next year. Huang said she would appeal, according to people familiar with the matter. “Using … Read more

Police insist Premium Times journalist must appear over yet-to-be published story

Police insist Premium Times journalist must appear over yet-to-be published story

The police have insisted a PREMIUM TIMES journalist, Emmanuel Agbo, must appear for interrogation over a story he is working on and has yet to publish. The Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja had on Monday summoned Mr Agbo to appear on Wednesday. A lawyer from PREMIUM TIMES legal team … Read more