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Policy Conference on Homebased Workers in South Asia
Hosted by SEWA and UNIFEM

In January, SEWA and UNIFEM hosted a policy conference, "Women, Work, and Poverty." The conference examined the situation of homebased workers in South Asia. The conference was addressed by Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh (click here to read the Prime Minister's speech) and was attended by representatives of home workers' unions and associations and government representatives from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A South Asian Regional Plan of Action for Home-based Workers was adopted. WIEGO Steering Committee Member Dan Gallin also addressed the conference, urging ratification of C. 177 (click here to read Dan Gallin's speech ). WIEGO Global Markets Programme Director Elaine Jones also participated in the event and spoke about homebased workers from the global perspective (click here to view Elaine Jones' powerpoint presentation). addressed the conference on: Trade and Global Markets.

Conference participants developed a "South Asian Regional Plan of Action for Home-based Workers" and a short report of the event.

For more information about this event, please visit the SEWA website.