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By: Edwin Bett, Regional Coordinator of HomeNet Africa The Ngalo Buwereza Organization (NBO-Uganda), a national network of home-based workers in Uganda, held a national workshop on January 27th and 28th, 2025. This event brought together 36 representatives from across the country with the sole aim of consolidating the constitutional discussions that had taken place earlier at...

By: Edwin Bett, Regional Coordinator of HomeNet Africa The members of UWAMINTA, especially those involved in food value addition and soap making, are only able to sell in supermarkets if they possess bar codes for their product categories. In partnership with the relevant government departments and the Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO), UWAMINTA trained 12 participants...

By: Sarbani Kattel, HomeNet International Programme Coordinator HNI organized a three-part online training series on Outcome Harvesting, an approach to Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE). Facilitated by MLE expert Barbara Klugman, the sessions took place on March 5th, 17th, and 20th and were conducted in English.  The training was designed for affiliates from Africa, South Asia, and...

By: Karin Pape, WIEGO Europe and ILO Advisor     At the beginning of February 2025, a small HNI-WIEGO delegation went to Berlin, Brussels and Paris to engage with potential allies to advocate for the inclusion of homeworkers in companies’ due diligence operations.  The delegation consisted of Suntaree Saeng-Ging (Member of the HNI Executive Committee), Zehra Khan (General Secretary...

In the beginning, all Edileuza Guimarães wanted was a memorable sweet-sixteen party. Now, she’s an accomplished caterer who co-founded and leads a 1200-member collective of home-based workers in Osasco, Brazil. The journey is less surprising considering her heritage. “I’m the daughter of a trade unionist and a working-class woman,” she said. “I grew up never...

Jaqueline “Jaque” Serrano found support in her neighbourhood’s gender violence group, now the seamstress shares inspiration and information globally as a member of HomeNet International’s Gender Committee.“I have many, many colleagues who have been beaten by their partners,” said Jaque with a grimace. “There is a lot of violence, physical, economic and also verbal.” One...

HomeNet International’s study sheds light on the harsh realities faced by home-based workers in global supply chains, revealing unfair wages, poor working conditions, and a lack of legal protections. The session called for stronger due diligence and meaningful policy engagement to ensure these workers’ voices shape fairer, more inclusive labor practices....