HomeNet International (HNI) is a global network of membership-based workers’ organizations representing thousands of home-based workers (HBWs) around the world. In February 2021, 36 HBW organizations from 20 countries became the first affiliate members to join the organization, representing more than 600 000 HBWs. Currently, HNI represents more than 1.2 million home-based workers, from 75 organizations spread across 33 countries. The network aims to achieve the following: raise visibility and gain recognition of home-based workers (HBWs) as workers, build and provide solidarity amongst HBWs around common issues and use the power of a global voice to influence governments and employers globally.
Coordinadora Regional de Organizaciones de Trabjadores y Trabajadoras en Domicilio en América Latina y el Caribe, organizing home-based workers in Latin America.
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A sub-regional network of national networks of home-based workers in six countries in the region.
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A regional network of home-based workers organizations across eight countries in the region.
Since the pandemic began, home-based and homeworkers who produce goods and services for local markets or as subcontracted workers for national and global supply chains have not had orders or sales for weeks, even months. The COVID-19 crisis has created new challenges that have left millions in desperate circumstances. Learn more about their organizing, demands and solidarity support.
Consult the calendar of events to learn more about the Network’s activities and how they organize to effectively engage with members and key audiences in different locations.
The HomeNet Southeast Asia executive committee meeting was held on the 21 st March, 2023 and brought together participants from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
The Regional Coordination of Homeworkers’ Organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean COTRADO ALAC has initiated the process to register the organization in Sao Paulo, Brazil. During the months of January and February 2023, the Committee of Cotrado Alac carried out the revision of its Statutes.
Ngalo Buwereza Organisation (NBO) held its first national workshop in Kampala, Uganda. The purpose of the workshop was to unite home-based workers from across Uganda under one umbrella to build solidarity and to create ownership and clarity around the objectives of NBO amongst its members.
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