Research & Insights

Homebased Workers are among the most vulnerable of all urban informal workers. They work within or near their homes as own account (self-employed) or subcontracted workers. Because they work in their

home-based work included skilled artisan production and entrepreneurial activities as well as low-skilled manual work and survival activities. In recent decades, new forms of home-based work have

The joint Conference-Workshop was participated in by 39 representatives from five (5)South Asian countries, namely, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India and seven (7) Southeast Asia

This manual was written by Dave Spooner and edited by Celia Mather. Our special thanks go to the staff of WIEGO, HomeNet South Asia, the SEWA Academy, and GLI for all their information, advice and

Homeworkers are part of a broader category of workers called home-based workers.  It  is the location or place of work that characterizes home-based workers. 

The 'key issues' studies of urban poor homebased workers in South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan) and Southeast Asian countries (Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines) profiled below

Earlier this year, during a two-day workshop, we invited various civil society organisations, the ILO, NGOs, and academics to share their recommendations and ideas on the initial draft of the National

Homeworkers produce goods for global supply chains from within or around their own homes. The work they do can vary greatly: stitching garments and weaving textiles; stitching shoe uppers and

Visit to one of the slum areas in Ahmedabad was undertaken with the purpose of getting better understanding of the work related to surgical devices that was given to HBWs. On exploring the area and

We, the members of 60 networks, associations and trade unions of home-based workers, together with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and researchers from 24 countries, met in New Delhi on the 8th