The HomeNet International Network will join efforts with the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) and allies to continue to call for ratification of the ILO Convention 190 and Recommendation 206 with a dedicated focus on women workers in informal economy whose lives and livelihoods have been acutely impacted by COVID-19 and the unprecedented economic...
By: Video courtesy of AP1TVThe Advisory Board of HomeNet South Asia (HNSA) convened in Kathmandu, Nepal, for a three-day Regional Conference, where they presented a collective "Call to Action", urging immediate attention to the issues facing home-based workers. The gathering brought together chairpersons, enforcers, trustees, advisory board members, and associates of HNSA, along with home-based...
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...
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...
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...
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...
