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September 2026

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Blog, South Asia, South Asia, South East Asia
September 28, 2026

By: Sarbani Kattel, HNI Programme Coordinator  On 24 September, HomeNet International (HNI) affiliates from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan and Nepal came together for a regional cross-learning meeting to share experiences and approaches to advancing care systems that recognise the realities of home-based and informal workers. Across the five countries, a common message emerged: care is...

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Blog
September 28, 2026

Sarbani Kattel, Programme Coordinator at HNI, was a panelist at the UNRBHR Forum session, “Women Workers Organizing to End Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in Garment Global Supply Chains.” The session was organized by the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) and the Commercial and Industrial Workers’ Union – Sri Lanka. Sarbani shared insights on the realities faced...

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Blog
September 28, 2026

The HomeNet International (HNI) team, comprising Jemima Nyakongo, Interim Coordinator, and Srujana Banala, Finance and Operations Coordinator, together with HNI's compliance consultants, Suri & Sudhir, Chartered Accountants, represented by Anuj Arora and Preeti Bansal, met with Rogers Capital Trustees Services Limited, HNI's trustee in Mauritius, on 17 and 18 September 2026. This was HNI's first in-person...

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Blog, South Asia
September 28, 2026

By: Richa Macsuedon, HomeNet South Asia As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to shape how organisations work, communicate, and deliver programs, HomeNet South Asia (HNSA) has begun a regional AI Training Program for its affiliates across the region to explore how these emerging AI tools can be used responsibly and practically in their work. The first session took...

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Blog, South Asia
September 28, 2026

By: Richa Macsuedon, HomeNet South Asia For millions of India’s Home-Based Workers (HBWs), balancing daily wage labour with domestic chores is a gruelling reality. Because their homes double as their workplace, their economic contributions are often overlooked, and workplace harassment goes unnoticed. But change is happening from the ground up. We sat down with five Master Trainers...

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Blog, COTRADO ALAC
September 28, 2026

By: Carlos Sanchez, COTRADO ALAC Regional Coordinator On August 20th 2026, from Santiago, Chile, the Executive Committee of COTRADO ALAC issued a letter addressed to the leaders of regional networks of workers in the informal, popular and solidarity economy across Latin America and the Caribbean. The letter called for a virtual meeting on August 31st at...

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Blog, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
September 25, 2026

Courtesy of HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central Asia The Ak-Bayrak Rehabilitation Centre in Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan, has moved into a new two-storey building and resumed its work supporting children with disabilities and their families. The move came after the centre lost access to its previous municipal premises, disrupting the activities that had brought together children and their...

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Blog, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
September 24, 2026

Courtesy of HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central Asia From 25–30 July 2026, home-based workers, artisans, and representatives from across the region gathered in Pomorie, Bulgaria, for the Tourism Fest “International Traditions and Customs.” The programme continued in Bansko from 31 July to 5 August 2026. The festival was organised by Pomorie Municipality, Prosveta Community Center – Pomorie,...

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Africa, Blog
September 24, 2026

By Edwin Bett; HomeNet Africa Problem: Home-based workers constitute an important but largely unmeasured segment of Kenya’s workforce. They form part of the country’s predominantly informal economy, which accounted for approximately 84% of recorded employment in 2025. Unlike general informal employment statistics, however, Kenya currently lacks comprehensive official data disaggregating workers according to whether their economic...