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Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria

By on August 01, 2013

The Home-Based Workers’ Association in Bulgaria is an extraordinary example of how informal women workers have managed to build a strong democratic organization from the grassroots. With virtually no resources other than its voluntary leadership and the activism of its 35,000 members, it has proved capable of making a real difference in women’s livelihoods, and helping to reshape and revive effective trade unionism in Eastern Europe.

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Spooner, Dave. Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7, , . WIEGO, 2013. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Spooner-Organizing-Home-Based-Workers-Bulgaria-WIEGO-OB7.pdfSpooner, D. (2013). Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Spooner-Organizing-Home-Based-Workers-Bulgaria-WIEGO-OB7.pdfSpooner, Dave. "Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria." WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7, WIEGO, 2013, .Spooner Dave. "Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria." WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7 (2013). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Spooner-Organizing-Home-Based-Workers-Bulgaria-WIEGO-OB7.pdfSpooner, D 2013, 'Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria', WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Spooner-Organizing-Home-Based-Workers-Bulgaria-WIEGO-OB7.pdfDave Spooner, 'Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria' (2013) WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7 Spooner D. Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7. 2013. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Spooner-Organizing-Home-Based-Workers-Bulgaria-WIEGO-OB7.pdfSpooner, Dave. Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria. WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7. 2013. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Spooner-Organizing-Home-Based-Workers-Bulgaria-WIEGO-OB7.pdf

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