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Blog, COTRADO ALAC
March 30, 2026

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...

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Blog, COTRADO ALAC
March 30, 2026

By: Carlos Sanchez, COTRADO ALAC Regional Coordinator On February 2, 2026, the Association of Women Home-Based Workers (ATEMDO) received its affiliation charter to the United Workers’ Union (CUT) of Brazil. In doing so, women home-based workers in Brazil became part of the largest and most influential trade union federation in the country, sending a message that...

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Resources, Workers education
February 4, 2026

Thoses courses was developed in collaboration with the International Alliance of Waste Pickers, the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), HomeNet International, StreetNet International, and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) for member-based organizations (MBOs) of workers in informal employment. 1. Crowdfunding Training Overview English Spanish ...

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Advocacy resources, Resources
January 23, 2026

This booklet is for home-based workers worldwide. It explains the ILO, key documents like Convention 177 and Recommendation 184, and shares real-life cases from HNI affiliates fighting for workers’ rights. Learn from their experiences, explore strategies, and get inspired to advance change in your own organisation. English, Spanish , Russian [dflip id="44086"][/dflip] ...

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Advocacy resources, Resources
January 23, 2026

This Toolkit is designed to support leaders of home-based workers in this campaign. It aims to empower them and their members in their struggle for meaningful improvements for home-based workers through targeted advocacy and other initiatives as part of the global campaign. English, Spanish , Russian [dflip id="47191"][/dflip] ...

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Blog, COTRADO ALAC
December 16, 2025

By: Carlos Sanchez, Regional Coordinator, COTRADO ALACOn November 6th, a meeting was held between COTRADO ALAC leaders and the General Secretary of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (CSA-CSI), Rafael Freire; Cícero Pereira da Silva, in charge of CSA’s Trade Union Training and Education; and Jessica Rodríguez, Gender and Youth Policy Secretary.Flordeliz Feijoo, leader...

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Blog, COTRADO ALAC
December 16, 2025

By: Carlos Sánchez, Regional Coordinator of COTRADO ALACOn November 25th, in San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Peru, the National Network of Self-Employed Workers (RENATTA) held a meeting with its grassroots workers' organization. The activity aimed to strengthen RENATTA's advocacy capabilities in addressing difficulties faced by informal economy workers in the unregulated sector due to rules...

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Blog, South East Asia
December 16, 2025

By: Suntaree Saeng-ging, Executive Director of HomeNet Southeast AsiaThe focus areas of advocacy for HNSEA over these two to three years are maternity protection and care work. On care work, we call for the recognition of care work as work. Home-based workers are unpaid care workers who support their family members, enabling them to fully...

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Blog, South East Asia
December 14, 2025

Courtesy of: HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central AsiaOn August 16, 2025, in Vasilyevka village, Chui region, a training course titled “Transition of Home-Based Seamstresses to Self-Employment” was held, led by trainer-consultant A. Omurzakova.The course brought together women from three villages in the Chui region and covered key topics including starting a business, paying taxes and...

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Blog, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
December 14, 2025

By: Violeta Zlateva, Regional Coordinator, HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central AsiaOn the initiative of the Tourism Department of the Turkistan Region Akimat, the official opening ceremony of the international folk crafts exhibition “TURKISTAN WORLD CRAFT FEST-2025” was held in the city of Turkistan. As part of the exhibition-forum, more than 100 foreign artisans gathered to...