International prespective on economic damages

South Africa:

A prostitute who is suing her former employers on a charge of unfair dismissal.

...Here in Cape Town (prostitution is illegal as in against the law in South Africa) a woman sued for wrongful termination seeking past and future damages. She was a prostitute who was fired because her madam said she was too "picky" regarding whom she would "work" for. So they canned her.

However, Michael Bagraim [an attorney in South Africa] said the woman should have protection under the Labour Relations Act. "Every single person who is employed and receives a salary, even if they receive it by doing something illegal, is entitled to protection.

"The Labour Court should not judge based on the Criminal Procedures Act nor should the judgment be morally binding. "They will be governed by the constitution and if she wins, it will be a landmark ruling."