[lbo-talk] prostitution vs. the dole

[Andy F]

--- Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu> wrote:

> Doug quoted:
> > Telegraph (London) - January 30, 2005
> > 
> > 'If you don't take a job as a prostitute, we can
> stop your benefits'
> > By Clare Chapman
> 
> I am not sure to what degree the Telegraph
> sensationalizes this case, but if
> the law is indeed as described in this story - one
> possible, and I believe
> potentially successful, legal challenge is that the
> said law discriminates
> against women, since men will not face a similar
> challenge.  One way to go
> would be to have job centers ask male unemployed
> workers to accept jobs in
> gay brothels - I am pretty sure this would spark a
> swift response.

But does Germany have such anti-descrimination laws? 
I thought it was legal there to specify the gender you
want to hire.

Andy




		
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