A NETWORK FOR STRENGTHENING HOMEBASED WORKERS
The Journey of Home Based workers in the South Asia

In South Asia, there are about 50 million homebased workers, out of whom 80% are women. The Asian Region is a key area for organizing homebased workers due to the high number and a strong history of successfully organizing these workers.

         
         
         





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About Us
HomeNet Pakistan is a network of organizations formed to raise awareness about the working conditions of home based women workers who comprise 70% of the informal workforce behind the country’s economic activities. It is working for the recognition and support of home based workers since 2005.Established under the Societies Registration Act and is a member of HomeNet South Asia (HNSA). The other members of HNSA are the HomeNets of Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Srilanka.
HomeNet believes that women home workers should be recognized as laborers instead of considering them poor, deserving charity and some welfare schemes. They must be seen as producers and productivity of their commodities has to be increased with skill development training, improved technologies, direct access to credit schemes and the market. They also need to be adequately reflected in national statistics and recognized as workers in the labor laws of the country, thus making them eligible for social, economic and legislative protection.

Vision
HomeNet Pakistan is a membership based network, comprising of membership-based organizations representing the majority of home based workers across Pakistan. HomeNet Pakistan envisions a society in which home based workers are ensured visibility, recognition, legal and social protection, and a decent standard of living.

 

Mission
HomeNet Pakistan, as a member of HomeNet South Asia, strives to empower home based workers to realize their economic, political and social rights through the strengthening of their respective organizations, adoption of fair trade practices, resulting in the improvement of their working and living conditions.

 

Program Areas
Information Development and Dissemination
Gather and re-package information about national/international best practices, governmental and non-governmental programs, the home workers and their organizations for larger dissemination.

 

Advocacy
For the development of a national policy for home based workers, undertake advocacy with public representatives at all levels and with government, policy makers and planners.

 

Networking
Develop and strengthening of network among home based women workers and organizations working with them and facilitate their cross learning and cooperation to empower women.

 

Capacity Building

Facilitate learning opportunities for home based women workers and organizations working with them.

Key Activities

•   Research on Social Security needs and Round Table Discussion to develop strategy for home based women workers.

•   Networking meetings with NGO's and field visits.

•   Meetings with government officials and insurance companies.

•   National workshop on “Designing a National Strategy” for strengthening home based women workers.

•   South Asian women home workers Craft Mela.

•   Marketing and designing workshops for home based women workers.

•   Advocacy and lobbying with public representatives.

•   Advocacy with media to highlight the issues of home based women workers.

•   Identification of Home-based workers’ organizations and home workers in urban and rural communities.

•   Baseline surveys on the issues of Home based workers in Pakistan.