Marie the Dancer

He went to his home in New York after work, to a studio called Club Washington, a place for exotic entertainment. She had been in the business since 2017 and was a dancer. He was 29 years old and had a wallet full of money in a taxi home when his joy turned to frustration.

She looked once again at the complaints from the other strippers, noticed that the clubs prohibited them from receiving the amounts she made in one night. They ran over each other with little clothing and provocative movements to receive a good tip. In a moment of fury, Maria wrote what she felt on Instagram.” I'm tired of my fellow dancers in New York not getting what they deserve.

Neither I nor the other strippers should have to leave the house to receive a shit check." More posts from Maria followed on Instagram. That week everything she had published was in the spotlight, she had gained thousands of followers. Within months she and other strippers joined in protest on the street. Among other slogans they said stigma leads to violence. Her biggest concern was the rights in this profession, which are constantly violated, from wage theft to sexual harassment and racial discrimination. Stripping is a legal job like any other. In America there are rights and regulations in nightclubs.

For example, in San Diego, the six-foot law is long in which strippers must remain nine meters away from customers. The problem is that legislators tend to ignore these rights. They are generally disrespected. One of the biggest problems is the subtle way in which money flows between its ranks. Strippers are considered independent workers and not contract workers, so they could work whatever hours they want, dress what they think would look best on them and receive whatever they agree on. This doesn't happen.

They are often denied their rights. Instead they are given a number of hours on site, told how much to charge and told to wear what they want. Therefore, they should be considered club employees. Whether they have rights such as tax deduction, social security, contracts and other employee rights. Marie continues to fight for strippers' rights by raising slogans such as: We are violated at work, what can we do? Complain to human resources? This has to end. We hope that Marie and her professional colleagues are able to achieve their rights.