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  • Garment worker in India (photo courtesy of HNSA) Page

    Garment Workers

    The growing global garment industry exemplifies the challenges of global manufacturing: low wages, “flexible” (or no) contracts...

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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. Informational Article

    Home-Based Workers and the Law

    Home-based workers produce goods or services for the market from in or around their own homes. Although largely invisible, they are engaged...

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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. Page

    Definition of Home-Based Workers

    Statistical Definition This statistical definition of home-based workers was developed by the Independent Group on Home-Based Workers in...

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    Global Advocacy and Negotiations July 30, 2019

    New international labour standard will help protect vulnerable workers from violence and harassment

    When the 2019 International Labour Conference voted to adopt Convention 190 on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190),...

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    Building Collective Power March 05, 2019

    Sisterhood: How Solidarity Led Indian Women to Take on Gender Discrimination

    Nazma is home-based worker who has often found herself at the mercy of the sub-contractors who employ her. But now she has joined forces...

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    Statistics February 12, 2019

    Understanding the Statistical Term “Dependent Contractor”: A Q&A with Firoza Mehrotra

    The addition of a new category “dependent contractor” in the status in employment classification of labour statistics should lead to better...

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    Statistics February 12, 2019

    Comprendre le terme statistique « non-salarié dépendant » : une interview avec Firoza Mehrotra

    L’ajout d’une nouvelle catégorie « non-salarié dépendant » dans la Classification internationale des statuts d’emploi (CISE-18), en termes...

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    Statistics February 12, 2019

    Entender el término estadístico “contratista dependiente”: Una entrevista con Firoza Mehrotra

    La inclusión de la nueva categoría “contratista dependiente” en la clasificación de la situación en la ocupación dentro de las estadísticas...

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    Livelihoods April 09, 2018

    In a Thai Cooperative, Home-based Workers Share Business Tips and Work

     By Carlin CarrAt a bustling Bangkok market, vendor Aurapin Sakvichit happily greets customers interested in her wares: pink dresses, designer-style...

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    Livelihoods January 17, 2018

    Lacking access to capital hinders home-based workers’ business opportunities

    By Carlin CarrOn a quiet lane, Mayuri Suepwong, a member of HomeNet Thailand, is working away in her colorful, two-story home. Her main room...

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