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:...
*Text adapted from from Tatiana Rojas' intervention at the Belém do Pará Convention.I am Tatiana Rojas, a GLBT activist with more than 20 years of experience. As director of MUMS, a movement fighting for gender diversity, and as gender representative of HomeNet International, which brings together more than 1.3 million home-based workers in 30 countries,...
Training of home-based workers (HBWs) on violence against women HBWs In collaboration with RENEW and with the support from HomeNet South Asia, Sabah Bhutan organised a three-day training session for 30 women HBW leaders focused on “Ending Violence Against Women HBWs” from 27th- 29th March, 2024 in Thimpu, Bhutan. The training aimed to empower participants with...
In a world where everyday news can obscure stories of hard work and dedication, the story of Gloria Solórzano, organising secretary of the National Network of Self-Employed Workers (Renatta) in Peru, is one that deserves to be told. Gloria was recently awarded the Order of Labour by the government, in recognition of her tireless work...
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