On September 8, 2023, HNI gathered leaders, workers and allies to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on homeworkers activities, to share the advocacy work done by HNI and its affiliates, and also to announce the start of a new global study on homeworkers in garment supply chains...
This panel explored the urgent need to include homeworkers in EU legislation and corporate due diligence. Hear from workers, organizers, and researchers as they shared best practices, policy demands, and a new toolkit to help brands protect their supply chains from human rights violations....
This briefing summarises evidence gathered through a combination of survey data, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with informal workers working from home in different sectors in rural and urban areas of Kenya....
HNI Access to Markets (A2M) Session 2 – Getting fundamentals right and working towards activities to be taken up Twenty-one HNI affiliates from Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya, along with other participating MBOs from HNA, joined the webinar, which was conducted as a consultative process through an online discussion format. All participants contributed equally by...
HNI Access to Markets (A2M) Session 1 – Getting fundamentals right and working towards activities to be taken up Twenty-one HNI affiliates from Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya, along with other participating MBOs from HNA, joined the webinar, which was conducted as a consultative process through an online discussion format. All participants contributed equally by way...
By: Suntaree Saeng-ging, HNSEA Executive Director On 11-12 November 2024, in Vang Vieng, Lao PDR, HomeNet Lao (HNL), along with HomeNet Southeast Asia, WIEGO, and the International Labour Organization, held a research presentation and panel discussion on the study “Improving Home-based Workers’ Access to Social Security in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR”. The event was attended by 31...
By: Suntaree Saeng-ging, Executive Director of HomeNet Southeast AsiaOn 26-28 November 2024, in Bangkok, HomeNet Southeast Asia (HNSEA), together with the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), and Women in Informal Employment Globalising and Organizing (WIEGO), was invited to attend the forum called the “Tripartite Regional Knowledge Sharing Forum - Innovative...
By: Richa Macsuedon, HomeNet South Asia Senior Programme CoordinatorClimate change and its devastating impacts affect workers everywhere, but its consequences on home-based workers’ lives and livelihoods often go unseen. HomeNet South Asia’s recent exposure visits with Mahila Housing Trust provided perfect avenues for them to explore how technological innovations and grassroots action are combating the...
By: Richa Macsuedon, HomeNet South Asia Senior Programme CoordinatorHomeNet South Asia (HNSA) recently hosted its Advisory Board Meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 18 and 19 November 2024. The two-day event brought together HNSA’s Board of Trustees, new Advisory Board members (comprising its affiliate organizations and nominated representatives from WIEGO and HomeNet International), and the HNSA...
By: Edwin Bett, HomeNet Africa Regional Coordinator and HNI HomeNet Africa, in conjunction with HomeNet International, is running an access-to-markets initiative aimed at improving the livelihoods and working conditions of home-based workers (HBWs) in the countries where our affiliates operate. This initiative follows a series of six webinars conducted between March 2022 and February 2024, which covered...
