Employment

Sex workers raise questions over exploitative employment rights

17:46 pm on 23 September 2022

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Sex workers say they have been exploited by strip clubs due to a "grey area" around their employment rights. Clubs are taking thousand-dollar bonds and fining dancers up to $200 for taking sick leave or turning up late. Engaged by strip clubs as contractors rather than employees, the performers say they are missing out on the protection of the law. But are they? Our reporter Rayssa Almeida went to find out.