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Sex workers in Belgium considered legal employees under reform

Sex workers can officially register as legal employees for the first time in Belgium following a new reform that proponents are calling “an incredibly important step”. The federal government made the decision at the end of last week, Bruzz reports. “The decriminalisation last year was only the...

Burger King student workers protest against late-night work requirement

Students working for a Burger King in Auderghem are blowing the whistle on the fast-food chain's labour policy that wants them working until midnight or as late as 3.00. An email from the restaurant's manager, seen by RTBF, explained that the late-night shifts were “non-negotiable” and indicated...

Belgium's cleaners condemn miserable working conditions

Cleaning professionals employed via the titres-services system, window cleaners, caretakers and cleaners working in schools and offices came out in force this week to draw attention to how bad their working life is. The strike action was carried out in major cities including Brussels, Liège and...

Stib's new tram and metro rewarded for Art Nouveau design

With Brussels' Year of Art Nouveau in full swing, the city’s public transport operator Stib has picked up two awards for its Art Nouveau-inspired vehicle designs. The design world’s equivalent of an Oscar, the Red Dots are international awards given by the Design Zentrum in Essen, Germany. The Stib...

Brussels votes for winter moratorium on rental evictions

The Brussels parliament has given the green light to a draft ordinance that will stop people who cannot pay their rent from being made homeless in winter. Belgium’s far-left PTB party welcomed the draft law as a “significant social improvement”. However, the opposing right-wing Flemish nationalist...

Belgium prepares new Covid-19 vaccine booster campaign

Belgium is gearing up to launch a new Covid-19 vaccination campaign this autumn. However, uncertainty about if the vaccines will be suitable for the newest variants of the virus is complicating the planning stage. Public health ministers will meet on 28 June to discuss how to organise the new...

Considering plants and the question of extinction: Paintings by Janise Yntema

Submitted by janiseyntema@gm... on Sat, 06/24/2023 - 13:51

Janise Yntema creates portraits of red listed species to bring awareness to the variety of critically endangered or extinct plants on the red list index.

This series of beeswax and pigment drawings captures the delicate presence of these intricate plants and the beauty at risk of being lost in the natural world.

Beware the crypto fraudsters: An underworld of fake investment brokers is emerging, warns ING’s online security expert

An anchor in a blue suit emerges on the screen, sitting at a desk in front of a blue-tinted, busy newsroom – a familiar sight to viewers of TV news channels.

“The Belgians won’t have to work anymore,” she sets out in perfect RP English before handing over to none other than Elon Musk, who is launching a multi-billion dollar project that will “open up great investment opportunities for Belgian citizens”.

Brussels church converted into climbing gym

A church in Brussels has undergone an unusual transformation from a house of worship into a climbing gym. Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Forest will offer climbers a unique setting to practise their sport, Bruzz reports. The church had been struggling to stay operational due to high maintenance...

Brussels Mobility cycling campaign targets expats

A new campaign from Brussels Mobility aimed at getting more Brussels residents on to bicycles is specifically looking to turn expats into cyclists. Brussels has the largest expat community in all of Europe, in part due to the presence of the European institutions. The region's estimated 220,000...

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