Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
HomeNet Africa’s Exposure Visit to SEWA: Gaining Valuable Insights on the Constitution-building Process for Membership-based Organisations
From 11-14 September, HomeNet International organised an exposure visit for three HomeNet Africa representatives to SEWA, the single largest trade union of informal economy women workers, and also an HNI affiliate. Among the participants were HomeNet Kenya's Chairperson and HNI Treasurer Jemima Nyakongo, Thabile Nxumalo, representative of Home-based Workers South Africa Association, and HomeNet Africa...
HNI’s New Gender Committee
By: Tatiana Rojas and Sarbani KattelIn April of this year, at the HNI Congress, a pivotal decision was made. The Executive Committee recognized the need to establish a Gender Committee, acknowledging that a significant majority of HNI members are women who bear the dual burden of poverty and gender discrimination. This committee was designed to...
HNSEA’s Advocacy on Social Protection and SSE at the ASEAN Civil Society Conference / ASEAN People Forum
By: Suntaree H. Saeng-ging, HNSEA Executive DirectorHomeNet Southeast Asia (HNSEA) and our six country members are committed to ensure social protection for workers in the informal economy, in terms of essential benefits which respond to their needs, accessible government services, quality services and efficient scheme management.Our efforts are focused at both the country and regional...
HNSEA ExCo and HBW leaders gain valuable insights from Insan Berdikari Cooperative in Indonesia
By: Suntaree H. Saeng-ging, HNSEA Executive DirectorOn 31st August 2023, HomeNet Southeast Asia (HNSEA) conducted an internal meeting with its Executive Committee and home-based workers leaders. The objective of the meeting was to gain insights from HomeNet Indonesia, one of the three founders of HNSEA, which has successfully organised 6,744 home-based workers.All participants visited Insan...
Multi-stakeholder engagement meetings on home-based workers in Nepal and India
Multi-stakeholder engagement meeting on future of home-Based work in Nepal On August 22, HNSA along with its partner CLASS Nepal, organised a multi-stakeholder engagement meeting in Nepal to discuss the future of home-based work in the country. The event generated valuable insights and discussions on the obstacles confronting home-based workers in Nepal and explored various...
HNSA’s work on the issue of violence against women HBWs & ILO Convention 190
Country-wise Policy Papers on the issue of violence against women HBWs: India, Nepal and Bangladesh HNSA prepared three country-level papers – Bangladesh, India and Nepal- analysing existing policies and laws protecting women workers against violence. The policy papers are aimed to understand the gaps in domestic policies and laws on the issue of violence against women...
