Courtesy of: Violeta Zlateva, Regional Coordinator of HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central Asia The organization DORA DOM in Macedonia recently held a workshop in the capital, Skopje, highlighting the skills and heritage of home-based workers. As part of the visit, the team met a woman who works from home creating traditional clothing. She shared her craft with...
Courtesy of: Violeta Zlateva, Regional Coordinator of HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central Asia An international exhibition took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from 19 to 23 February, bringing together approximately 200 home-based workers from various countries. The event provided a platform for these workers to showcase their products, share their skills, and connect with a wider audience,...
By: Suntaree Saeng-ging, HomeNet Southeast Asia Executive Director On 18 March 2026, from 1 to 3 p.m. ICT, HNSEA organized the regional webinar “Impact of Climate Change on Informal Workers in Southeast Asia: Shifting from Affected to Problem Solver.” This webinar included four sessions: Presentation of the study on the impacts of climate change on urban home-based...
By: Suntaree Saeng-ging, Executive Director of HomeNet Southeast Asia HomeNet Thailand, together with the Federation of Informal Workers, was invited by Thai Public Broadcasting Service Television (Thai PBS), a state television channel, to organize a television program on the impact of climate change on informal workers on 11 March 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m....
Courtesy of: Richa Macsuedon, Senior Programme Coordinator, HomeNet South Asia Women for Human Rights, in collaboration with HomeNet South Asia, successfully organized a stakeholder consultation program in Chandragiri Municipality, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 13th February 2026 to address the pressing issue of violence against women home-based workers (HBWs) and highlight the crucial role of local stakeholders...
By: Richa Macsuedon, Senior Programme Coordinator, HomeNet South Asia There was a time when Binu Maharjan would not even be able to introduce herself without breaking down in tears. Looking at the hardships she has faced in life, it’s easy to see why her confidence was so shaken. So how did Binu go from there to...
By: Edwin Bett, HomeNet Africa Regional Coordinator HomeNet Africa, in partnership with HomeNet Kenya and the African Platform for Social Protection (APSP), with support from WIEGO under the project “Building African Workers’ Power in the Digital Age”, held a two-day workshop on 18–19 February 2026. The training covered the following areas: Definition of social protection, key terminologies,...
Courtesy of: Edwin Bett, HomeNet Africa Regional Coordinator HomeNet Africa identified a Fundraising and Sustainability Plan as a key priority for the year, with training as one of its outputs. Members applied to participate, and their applications were carefully reviewed to assess their readiness for resource mobilization and proposal writing, as well as their organizations’ capacity...
By: Carlos Sanchez, COTRADO ALAC Regional Coordinator On March 7, 2026, the Home-Based Embroidery Workers’ Union of El Salvador (SITRABORDO) organized a forum with 125 women embroiderers affiliated with the union. The aim of the activity was “to raise awareness and inform women organized in SITRABORDO about the most relevant aspects to consider within the human...
By: Carlos Sanchez, COTRADO ALAC Regional Coordinator Two Meetings, One Strategy These are two separate meetings, held two months apart and in two different countries. However, they are part of the same strategic approach: COTRADO ALAC is deliberately building bridges with the formal trade union movement at a time when the political context in Latin America is...
