By: NTV Kenya
The Micro Small and Medium Size Enterprise Authority in Kenya is working towards creating a database of home-based workers who create works of art, in a move that is hoped to help players in the informal economy access external markets.
By: Chris Bonner and Janhavi Dave
On 23 and 24 February 2021, home-based workers from 20 countries launched HomeNet International (HNI) – a global organisation of democratic, membership-based organisations of home-based workers.
By: Hassan Naqvi
Thirteen organisations from 12 locations, including HomeNet South Asia (HNSA) in seven countries in the region, participated in the study to evaluate what women HBWs are experiencing during the Covid-19 crisis and released the study titled, Impact of Covid19 on Women Home-based Workers in South Asia.
By: Apolitical
Renana Jhabvala Chairperson of HomeNet South Asia Trust and President of SEWA Bharat, along with Mirai Chatterjee, Director of the Social Security Team of SEWA, are a part of Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy. Drawn from over 1,100 nominations, this list recognises and celebrates the hard work being done on gender policy by so many around the world.
By: Trade Union Confederation of Workers of the Americas (CSA)
Verónica López, Secretary of Youth and Representative responsible to support the organization of home-based workers of the Confederación de Trabajadores por Cuenta Propia Ctcp-Fnt in Nicaragua and affiliate member of HNI was interviewed by CSA – Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores/as de las Américas.
By: Trade Union Confederation of Workers of the Americas (CSA)
Exactly one year ago today, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, changing how we live our lives in ways we could have never imagined. The Fuller Project asked people around the world to send photos that captured this past year.
February 24th –HomeNet International (HNI) celebrated its official launch and first virtual Congress, marking the end of a two-year process in which HBW organizations worked together to lay the foundations for the global network.
