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Homeworkers Worldwide
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Homeworkers Worldwide
@HomeworkersWW
Supporting homeworkers in their struggle for rights, recognition and respect
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@lailazhar07 @HomeNetInt Very good news, great to have this in place ..
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finally Punjab HBWs bill stands approved.The Governor has signed.
The bill was amongst 11 bills passed during the session of Punjab assembly before dissolving.Pakistan becomes the first country to have 4 adopted legislations for HBWs-huge sector of Informal economy @HomeNetInt
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Calling fashion brands and suppliers ..
The Industry We Want@IndustryWeWant
🕒Just 11 days left of the 2nd cycle of our purchasing practice metric and @BetterBuying Partnership IndexTM! Don't miss out on the opportunity to rate your brand partners & help track progress towards #responsible #purchasingpractices Survey link below👇 survey.alchemer.com/collab/7036786…
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There's still time to register for our webinar today at 10:30am! We will be discussing the results of our research to find hidden homeworkers in footwear supply chains in South India.
Sign up at:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Are you sourcing leather footwear from S India? Our recent research with @Cividep identified homeworkers in the supply chains of sixteen international brands ..
join us on 6th July to find out how you can help us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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We've conducted a crucial study with
@Cividep to research the working conditions of footwear homeworkers in Tamil Nadu. Join us on 6th July to find out more about this important research and how we can help bring positive change for these women workers us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Homeworkers Worldwide retweeted
There are two primary #categories of home-based workers:
• Own account #workers
• Piece-rate workers
#labour #workforce #SupplyChain #Markets #selfemployed
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to #endchildlabour, make sure their parents - including homeworkers - are paid a living wage, and have access to #socialprotection .. #humanrightsduediligence needs to extend to informal supply chains
International Labour Organization@ilo
Access to #socialprotection across the lifecycle – from child & unemployment benefits to pensions and health protection – help reduce child labour. bit.ly/WDACL-12June #EndChildLabour
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Homeworkers Worldwide retweeted
"Home-based workers continue to be one of the most affected, even among informal workers."
Drawing on research by WIEGO📄, this piece highlights the impact of #COVID19 on HB workers in #India, their resilience throughout the crisis & the need for policy change.
✍🏾@IndiaSpend
IndiaSpend@IndiaSpend
Home-based workers continue to be 1 of the most affected even among informal workers due to #Covid-19, as per @WIEGOGLOBAL. Our story on how women-based workers weathered the pandemic and why they need govt support: indiaspend.com/womenwork/indi…
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Homeworkers Worldwide retweeted
The war in #Ukraine is exacerbating inequalities. It has increased the care burden on women & impacted their economic opportunities. 60% of #informal workers are #women. They are extremely vulnerable right now ⬇️
@Streetnet1 @WIEGOGLOBAL @MaciGiulia
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Homeworkers Worldwide retweeted
Another provincial assembly finally adopted HBW law 2022. Finally a legal status to HBW of Baluchistan @unwomen_pak @hnsa_2016 @HomeNetInt @HomeworkersWW @HomenetPakistan advocacy of long years in Pakistan is finally reaping results @ilo @cleanclothes @UNDP_Pakistan @WAFLahore
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We stand in solidarity with 60 anti-trafficking organisations to condemn the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
A crime under international law, the invasion will exacerbate the human trafficking of civilians and those fleeing the country. @Hopeforjustice
hopeforjustice.org/news/anti-traf…
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Homeworkers Worldwide retweeted
"Their stories will be told and their voices will be heard."
At #GSWF2022, IWRAW Asia Pacific, alongside our partners, will convene the world's first Global Tribunal of Women Workers.
Watch the Tribunal's trailer which premiered at #CSW66: youtu.be/lSjrnsF_XSw
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Homeworkers Worldwide retweeted
Two years ago - crisis was engulfing the world.
Lockdowns were on the horizon as we dealt with Covid-19. For workers in the fast fashion industry supplying the UK market, this meant cancelled orders and destitution.
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We support the campaign by garment workers in Cambodia demanding their legally owed compensation after their Ramatex Factory closed in 2020. Workers are owed $1.4 million in unpaid wages from brands such as Matalan. #payyourworkers
Read @labourlabel blog: labourbehindthelabel.org/matalan-is-rob…
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Last year, we helped run an Occupational Health & Safety Workshop with @traidcraftexch and @Cividep for leather homeworkers in Ambur.
Hear the findings and why health & poor working conditions are among many issues rising from ineffective due-diligence.
cividep.org/occupational-h…
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Homeworkers Worldwide retweeted
#HappeningToday - Join HomeNet International at our #NGOCSW66 Forum side event. Hear directly from Home-based Worker representatives on the role they have within domestic and global supply chains.
⏰10:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM CET / 7:30 PM IST
homenetinternational.org/event/home-bas…
@WIEGOGLOBAL
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Homeworkers Worldwide retweeted
HNSA will be holding a panel discussion & launching our Study on #Violence against Home-Based Workers in #SouthAsia at @INBreakthrough's 'Reframe A Pan Asian Summit, Envisioning A World without #GBV' on March 03, 2022.
Register: inbreakthrough.org/call-for-submi…
REGISTER NOW!
#Reframe
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Thanks to all participants for a great discussion at our @OECD_BizFin side session with @savengotirupur @hbwwfpk and @HomeNetInt .. just flagging a link here to the Hidden Homeworkers Toolkit I mentioned ..homeworkersww.org.uk/resources/hidd…
HomeNet South Asia@HomeNet_SAsia
#HAPPENINGNOW: The @OECD_BizFin side session "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link: Why EU mandatory due diligence legislation must include #homeworkers" @HomeNetInt @WIEGOGLOBAL @HomeworkersWW @traidcraftexch @savengotirupur @hbwwfpk
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Homeworkers Worldwide retweeted
#HappeningToday : #REGISTER now for @OECD_BizFin
side session "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link: Why EU mandatory due diligence legislation must include #homeworkers"
Date: Feb 25, 2022
Time: 12:00 CET | 16:30 IST
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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