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    Women Home-Based Workers in Value Chains of Cardamom and Allo in Nepal

    This 2018 study by HomeNet South Asia (HNSA) found that despite playing critical roles in the large cardamom and allo value chains, women...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    What the Rana Plaza Disaster Taught Us about Worker Safety Everywhere

    The Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh in 2013 revealed the deathly factory conditions of garment workers, many of whom were stitching for...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    La protection des travailleuses et des travailleurs à domicile dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement mondiales : évaluation de l’approche fondée sur les droits

    Depuis l’effondrement tragique des bâtiments du Rana Plaza au Bangladesh en 2013, les manquements au travail décent dans les chaînes...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Protecting Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Evaluating The Rights-Based Approach

    Since the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza buildings in Bangladesh in 2013, the decent work deficits in global supply chains have enjoyed...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    Protección de los y las trabajadoras a domicilio tercerizadas en las cadenas mundiales de suministro: evaluación del enfoque centrado en los derechos

    Desde el trágico colapso, en 2013, de los edificios del Rana Plaza en Bangladés, las deficiencias en el respeto de los derechos fundamentales...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    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 September 12, 2019

    From blood tests to aerobic dance: Training improves workers’ access to new Thai health fund – and their ideas are inspiring

    Thailand is a global innovator when it comes to health promotion and prevention practices. Its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) system was...

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    Building Collective Power September 12, 2019

    Latin American Home-based Workers Celebrate Launch of New Regional Organization

    Latin American home-based workers have taken an important step in creating a unified front to fight for their visibility and rights as workers....

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    Building Collective Power September 12, 2019

    Trabajadoras y trabajadores a domicilio de América Latina celebran la puesta en marcha de una nueva organización regional

    Los y las trabajadoras a domicilio de América Latina han dado un importante paso con la creación de un frente unido que luche por su visibilidad...

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    Livelihoods September 12, 2019

    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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