Written by Jarina Shaikh and Jyoti Baiballi from LEARN, India. Touted as the world’s largest slum, Dharavi is home to approximately 1 million people and 15,000 single-room factories. It has the highest population density of 0.34 million per km2. Most of Dharavi’s 55,000 dwellings are 1-room tenements no larger than 100 sq. feet, with very dim...
The second round of investigation into how women home-based workers (HBWs) in South Asia are affected by the continuing crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic....
The study explores how women home-based workers (HBWs) in South Asia have been affected by the threat and spread of COVID-19, how they are coping, and what might be needed in the near and long-term futures to help them recover....
The paper examines the implications and impact of corporate codes of conduct of international brands in global garment and textile supply chains on the fair and decent treatment of homeworkers....
This report has documented details of earnings, work patterns, employment opportunities for home-based women workers linked to global or domestic brands in the garment sector. The study has also explored the strategies and innovative practices that have been put in place by the social enterprises, leading to an improvement in the conditions of work....
The study reviewed existing literature on evidence of climate change and the nature of home-based work in South Asia to develop a conceptual framework for understanding the impact of climate change on HBWs in the region....
HomeNet International hosted its concluding webinar of the six-part webinar series on Access to Markets. It focused on the needs HNI affiliates have regarding access to markets for the products made by HBWs. It was also a planning session which provided focus areas for HNI’s Access to Markets Programme....
HomeNet International and COTRADO ALAC are seeking an experienced coordinator in Latin America to work directly with their regional COTRADO ALAC structure....
Written by Jarina Shaikh and Jyoti Baiballi from LEARN, India. Savitri was born and raised in Dharavi and lives there with her parents. Touted as the world’s largest slum, Dharavi is home to approximately 1 million people and 15,000 single-room factories. It has the highest population density of 0.34 million per km2. Most of Dharavi’s 55,000...
This brief examines data on employment in Brazil from 2012, 2019 and 2020, with a focus on five groups of workers who are mainly informal.
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