June 1-12 2026

HomeNet International will participate with a delegation of home-based worker leaders and representatives at the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), taking place from June 1–12, 2026.

During this two-week session, governments, employers, and workers’ organizations from around the world will engage in key discussions shaping the future of work. This year’s agenda includes discussions on standard-setting for decent work in the platform economy, on social dialogue and tripartism, and on the transformative agenda for gender equality at work.

Together with delegations from our sister organizations — the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), StreetNet International, the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers, and WIEGO — HomeNet International will bring the voices and realities of home-based workers to the stage and call for inclusive labour standards, gender-responsive policies, universal social protection, and meaningful participation of informal economy workers in decision-making spaces. As platformization, digitalization, and economic inequalities continue to reshape the world of work, HNI will continue pushing to ensure that decent work, labour protections, and collective bargaining rights reach all workers — including those working from their homes.

HomeNet International Delegation at ILC

Patricia Coñoman, iis a leader of the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores en Domicilio (CONATRADO) of Chile and a member of the regional organization COTRADO ALAC. She was president of the CONTEXTIL union for 40 years (1975-2015) and was part of the board of the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) from 1988 to 2017. In addition, she served as Councilwoman of the commune of El Bosque in Chile from 2021 to 2025.

Edileuza Guimarães is a member of HomeNet International's Executive Committee and the President of ATEMDO - Association of Home-based Workers of Solidarity Economy in Brazil. With a strong engagement in the Solidarity Economy movement since 2005, she actively supports workers from all segments of the informal economy. Edileuza is also a member of the Interim Committee of COTRADO ALAC, further contributing to advocating for the rights of informal economy workers.

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