September 2025

Ms. Vicherka Yun, a home-based worker from Battambang Province, Cambodia, and an Executive Committee member of HomeNet Southeast Asia (HNSEA), attended the WIEGO School’s Workers’ Education for Workers’ Power – Training of Trainers (ToT) in Ahmedabad, India, from 1–5 September 2025.She shared with the other HNSEA Executive Committee members that she gained significant insights from...

By: Richa Macsuedon, Senior Program Coordinator, HomeNet South Asia To create any lasting change, it is essential to empower community leaders with the right skills and knowledge. HomeNet South Asia (HNSA) is committed to this approach when it comes to addressing gender-based violence (GBW). HNSA recently conducted two intensive ‘Train the Trainer’ workshops focused on enabling home-based...

By: Richa Macsuedon , Senior Program Coordinator, HomeNet South AsiaThe tourism industry across South Asia is largely supported by the efforts of home-based workers. However, even today, these workers have limited opportunities to expand, scale and drive meaningful financial growth through their work. HomeNet South Asia’s affiliate partner, the Institute for Development of Community Strengths...

By: Carlos Sanchez, Regional Coordinator of COTRADO ALAC Between August 31 and September 2, Carlos Sánchez, Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of Home-Based Workers Organizations (COTRADO ALAC), met with SITRADOMSA and CENTRACAP to share views on the political situation affecting Central American countries and its impact on the sustainability of trade unions and...

By: Carlos Sánchez, Regional Coordinator of COTRADO ALAC With the participation of 25 leaders from unions of home-based workers, domestic workers, and unions of self-employed or own-account workers, a workshop on DEI Policies was held on August 29 in Managua, Nicaragua. The Working Committee on DEI Policies, made up of leaders from CONATRADO (Chile), SITRAOVDISE (Nicaragua), and...