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...
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...
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...
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...
By: Richa Macsuedon, Senior Program Coordinator, HomeNet South Asia Over 67+ million women across South Asia work from their homes but are often unseen in official statistics. They contribute substantially to their family incomes and to the economy through participation in a wide range of practices – from producing textiles and fabrics and other products, selling...
By: Richa Macsuedon, Senior Program Coordinator, HomeNet South AsiaHomeNet South Asia’s affiliate organisation, the Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF), is championing the cause of thousands of invisible home-based workers within Bangladesh's export-oriented Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector. These predominantly female workers often operate without legal status, fair wages or social protection.Highlighting a stark realityIn a first-of-its-kind effort,...
By: Edwin Bett, Regional Coordinator for HomeNet AfricaHomeNet Kenya, with support from WIEGO under the program “Building African Workers’ Power in the Digital Age,” held a one-day workshop on 27 November 2025 on two key areas related to the ILO Home Work Convention 177 (1996), with additional discussions under each topic.The What, Why and How...
By: Edwin Bett, Regional Coordinator for HomeNet AfricaHomeNet International affiliates in Kenya, including Smolart Self Help Group, Kisii Soapstone Carvers Cooperative (KISCOOP), Undugu Tabaka Supplies CBO, Machakos Cooperative Union (MCU), HomeNet Kenya and Heavenly Treasures Investment Self Help Group, participated in focused group discussions for the climate change research study “Pathways to Address Climate-Related Challenges...
By Barbara Sibbald While many businesses floundered during the COVID pandemic, a Thai home-based fishing net business went online to capture new customers. Being home-based, they worked under a roof outdoors and could easily space several meters apart. Jobs are still coming in. “We’ve never stopped working,” said Nuchnapha Bamrungna, owner of the five-person Aum Mahn Baan...
By Barbara Sibbald They don’t exactly meet the designated requirements, but there can be no doubting the success of the OTOP shop in picturesque Phayao, Thailand. OTOP, or One Tambon One Products, is a Thai government program launched in 2001 which was inspired by Japan’s One Village, One Product initiative. It supports local economies by encouraging communities...
