By: Suntaree H. Saeng-ging, HNSEA Executive Director HomeNet 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

By: Suntaree H. Saeng-ging, HNSEA Executive Director On 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

For HNSEA delegates the 2nd HNI Congress was a powerful gathering which deepened solidarity between home-based workers. Amongst the highlights were the field visits, the cultural events and exchange of knowledge.

The social dialogue provided a platform to articulate and highlight the recent efforts and existing gaps in expanding the Social Protection coverage for workers in the informal economy in Southeast Asia.

The HomeNet Southeast Asia executive committee meeting was held on the 21 st March, 2023 and brought together participants from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

The workshop on SSE was conducted on November 2nd, 2022, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with 30 participants, from the six HNSEA country members, and guest speakers from the International Labour Organization (ILO), Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC) and HomeNet International (HNI), both in person and online. The objectives were to learn and confirm the SSE

HomeNet Southeast Asia advocated social protection for informal economy workers and other marginalized people in the Southeast Asian region at the ASEAN Civil Society Conferences / ASEAN People Forum, which is the parallel meeting of the ASEAN Summit. ACSC/APF 2022 was organized in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 3 – 5 November 2022 and around 500