They're pushing to be employees instead of independent contractors, which may be relatable for gig workers:
That's why Montreal sex worker Adore Goldman is organizing another strike, this time in the midst of F1 weekend — one of the busiest times of the year for the city's clubs — to demand greater labour protections and push for the decriminalization of sex work.
She says strippers' employment status as independent contractors, which is now an industry-wide norm, has for too long shielded club owners from ensuring safe working conditions.
"Being recognized as an employee, your employers have to guarantee your safety and ... your mental health at work," she said. "Like sexual violence that happened in the clubs in the past, if we were employees, the person could get compensated if it was a work accident because it is a work accident."