Janhavi Dave

International Coordinator, HomeNet International

Janhavi Dave is the International Coordinator of HomeNet International, a global network of 36 home-based worker organizations in 20 countries, representing over 600,000 workers. Ms. Dave was formerly the International Coordinator of HomeNet South Asia and previously worked with Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), IFMR Trust (now Dvara Trust) and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO). Ms. Dave holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University, and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.

Words to the wise from an HNI warrior

When asked how many times she’s been arrested as an activist Patricia Coñoman Carrillo shrugs her shoulders. She’s never counted. It’s part of her work as a Chilean union activist and leader defending labour rights, particularly in the textile sector, for nearly 50 years.  The hardship she has faced is hard to fathom. When she

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