Finland Under Secretory and UN Women Team Visit to Sabah Nepal TFC SABAH Nepal is a social enterprise run and led by women home-based workers in Nepal. The organisation operates a Trade Facilitation Center (TFC) in Kusunti, Lalitpur, which provides a safe space for skill training, production, and market linkage of garment products for women home-based...
The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) has taken a significant step to address the issue of heat waves and their impact on women workers in the informal sector. Climate disasters have had a tremendous and disproportionate impact on these workers, making them extremely vulnerable, especially the women. Recognizing the fact that informal economy workers do...
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SEWA's Heat Wave Insurance initiative addresses the disproportionate impact of climate disasters on women workers in the informal sector. The pilot program, launched in 2024, has already provided critical support to over 46,000 members, helping them cope with extreme heat while promoting equity and social justice....
In June, we commemorated the anniversary of the adoption of ILO C177, the Home Work Convention, on June 20, 1996. This milestone marked a significant step towards promoting and protecting the rights of home-based workers across the world. However, 28 years on, the reality is that too few countries have ratified the Convention, and many...
On 23rd April 2024, the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) held a convention that brought together home-based worker leaders from across the country, along with representatives from global organisations like ITUC AP, ILO, IndustriALL and HomeNet International, to address the pressing issues faced by these often-invisible workers. This was one of the activities of their Campaign...
By: Zone C. Narito, HomeNet SEA Newsletter Managing EditorOn May 18, 2024 HomeNet Philippines held its 5th virtual National Congress. This memorable event, 18 years after its launch, brought 54 delegates from 27 affiliate organizations from the three largest island groupings of the country.Highlights of the Congress include: A review of what...
The Public Association "Ak-Bairak" in Atbashi, Naryn region, Kyrgyzstan, recently hosted a seminar on teaching children how to make souvenirs.The two-day event saw 32 participants, including 18 children, 12 women, and 2 men.Artisans from the Ak-Bairak Association guided the children in crafting souvenirs, which were presented to mothers and grandmothers on International Women's Day. As...
The Republican Committee of Textile, Light, Paper and Related Industries of the Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan has been actively working with homeworkers, including artisans, seamstresses, and other categories of workers, for over 10 years.The committee has made significant progress in promoting the ratification of international labour standards, including ILO Convention No. 177 on...
Ngalo Buwereza Organisation (NBO) held an induction and leadership training on the 24th May, 2024 in Kampala, Uganda bringing together elected leaders from seven regions of Mpigi, Wakiso, Kayunga, Mukono, Eastern, Western and Central.The induction and leadership training targeted the regional coordinators, district chairpersons, treasures, secretaries and their vice counterparts and mobilisers identified and recruited...
The Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) is an annual African digital rights conference that brings together participants from 60 countries. Over 300 delegates attended the conference on the theme ”Fostering Rights and Inclusion in the Digital Age’’ between the 23rd and 25th April, 2024 in Accra, Ghana. The programme of DRIF included 80 sessions:...
