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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Working in Garment Supply Chains: A Homeworker’s Toolkit (low-res)

    The Working in Garment Supply Chains: A Homeworker’s Toolkit was developed in response to a demand by HNSA’s membership. It aims to offer...

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  • Marlese Von Broembsen News
    Global Supply Chains/Global Trade September 03, 2020

    WIEGO Law Programme Director discusses responsible business conduct for the protection of children’s rights

    Marlese Von Broembsen, Director of WIEGO’s Law Programme, participated in a moderated virtual discussion on strengthening EU policy measures...

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  • Bhavna Ramesh sews purses at home. Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment News
    COVID-19 Crisis Study September 02, 2020

    Women who work from home ‘shrouded in a cloak of invisibility’

    “When we think of work-from-home, let us enable and promote better living and working conditions not just for the elite, but also for the...

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  • Workers in the informal economy from six different sectors. A Domestic Worker, a Garment Worker, a Home-Based Worker, a Street Vendors / Market Trader, a Transport Worker, and a Waste Picker. Impact Story

    Home-based workers in Bulgaria: Using the ILO Reporting Mechanism to Work

    In Bulgaria, the Trade Union of Self-employed and Informal Workers (UNITY) has made significant gains advocating for homeworkers’ labour...

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  • Homeworker in Thailand Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study May 06, 2020

    Les travailleuse·eur·s les plus vulnérables de l’industrie du vêtement ne sont pas dans les usines : Les marques mondiales doivent les protéger

    Les travailleuse·eur·s au bas de la chaîne d’approvisionnement du vêtement – des travailleuses sous-traitantes à domicile, notamment des...

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  • Homeworker in Thailand Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 27, 2020

    Las personas trabajadoras textiles más vulnerables no trabajan en fábricas: Las marcas mundiales deberían protegerlas

    Las personas trabajadoras en la parte inferior de la cadena de suministro textil (trabajadoras subcontratadas, en su mayoría mujeres, que...

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  • Homeworker in Thailand Post
    COVID-19 Crisis Study April 21, 2020

    The world’s most vulnerable garment workers aren’t in factories – and global brands need to step up to protect them

    Workers at the bottom of the garment supply chain — subcontracted homeworkers, mostly women, who stitch from homes for some of the leading...

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  • Homeworkers OECD Guidance guide thumbnail Toolkits and Guides

    How Homeworkers Can Use the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector

    This guide explains the OECD Guidelines for Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs), the MNEs’ responsibilities to workers in their supply chains;...

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  • Thailand Home-based worker Project

    Homeworkers Organizing for Economic Empowerment

    From 2019-2022, the Home-based Workers Organizing for Economic Empowerment Project will help homeworkers who belong to membership-based worker...

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  • Working Papers

    The European Union’s Commodification of Bulgarian Homeworkers: Regulating Informal Labour in Global Production Networks

    This paper interrogates the potential of contemporary international law instruments to realize decent work for homeworkers. It grounds the...

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