Japan is offering sex workers financial aid.

[Baclava]

Sex workers across Japan have been hit hard by closures and restrictions due to the pandemic. The entire country is under a state of emergency, with many businesses ordered to shutter and people advised not to go out.

To soften the economic blow, the central government has launched a massive stimulus package worth 108 trillion Japanese yen (about $989 billion). After some controversy, sex workers are eligible to apply for aid, under certain conditions -- a move some activists have hailed as a sign of progress for an industry that has long suffered social stigma.

But for many sex workers, the package offers little reassurance -- and its rules for eligibility seem opaque and restrictive. Some aren't sure how to apply for benefits without effectively outing themselves.

&quot The government) haven't clearly said they will help everybody," Mika said. "There are many people unable to eat and survive without working."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/19/asia/japan-sex-workers-coronavirus-intl-hnk/index.html






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I suppose our table dancing strippers are going to be looking for new jobs too, up close and personal will be out

[Throck]

1. Everyone deserves a stimulus package.

[Baclava]

2. You gotta do what you gotta do.

[Victor_c3]

3. +1 n/t

[roamer65]

4. UBI.

Universal Basic Income.

Plus legalize and regulate sex work.

[Baclava]

5. Sex work is "illegal" in Japan, the govt just looks the other way in the red light districts

[roamer65]

7. It's legal and regulated in most of Australia.

Smart move.

[mitch96]

6. offering sex workers financial aid.

I was wondering about that.. Hard to have sex for pay at a 6' distance....
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[Baclava]

8. Scuba suits with air tanks, could be a thing, closest to full body condom, with strategic openings

[mitch96]

9. Having been a scuba diver for many years........ that would not be fun..

especially with tanks!!!! I'm more of a skinny dipping at midnite with my S.O. kinda guy...
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