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Courtesy of HomeNet South Asia HomeNet South Asia (HNSA), together with its affiliate organizations SAATHI, SABAH Nepal, and Women for Human Rights (WHR), convened a learning and outcome-harvesting workshop on 23 April 2026 under the Violence Against Women (VAW) Project. The workshop brought together partners, trainers, and community leaders to reflect on project achievements, discuss ongoing...

Courtesy of HomeNet South Asia For decades, millions of home-based workers in Pakistan, mostly women, operated in the shadows of the informal economy. They stitched, crafted, and supported local supply chains from their homes, yet remained entirely invisible to formal labour systems. Without written contracts or legal protections, they were subjected to low piece-rate wages and...

Courtesy of: Violeta Zlateva, Regional Coordinator of HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central Asia  The 3rd International Festival of Gold Embroidery and Jewelry Art took place from May 15 to 17, 2026, in Uzbekistan, in the ancient city of Bukhara. Held every two years, the festival traditionally attracts thousands of tourists, skilled artisans, artists, and journalists from...

Courtesy of: Violeta Zlateva, Regional Coordinator of HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central Asia  The twenty-first International Tourism Exhibition “Weekend Tourism” 2026 took place in Ruse, Bulgaria, from May 14 to 16, 2026. The event brought together tourism industry professionals, as well as representatives of businesses, associations, craft chambers, museums, and tourism destinations. It was held in...

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...