WIEGO Blog

Homes Double as Workplaces for Many Urban Poor, especially Women

Marty Alter Chen

4 October 2021

To highlight the challenges faced by home-based workers as well as efforts to address these challenges, the WIEGO network commissioned resources designed to support the affiliates of HomeNet International, and other organizations home-based workers, in advocating for secure tenure and basic infrastructure services, including electricity and other sources of energy, at their homes-cum-workplaces.

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La creación de HomeNet Internacional

WIEGO Blog

24 May 2021

WIEGO conversó con Chris Bonner y Janhavi Dave para conocer más detalles sobre la creación de HomeNet Internacional (HNI), una red mundial de trabajadorxs en domicilio. Intercambiamos acerca de los objetivos de la red, los desafíos de crear una red de escala internacional y el impacto de la pandemia de la COVID-19 en dicho proceso.

Organizing & Organizations, Cooperatives/Unions/Organizing

La création de HomeNet International

WIEGO Blog

24 May 2021

WIEGO s'est entretenu avec Chris Bonner et Janhavi Dave à propos de HomeNet International (HNI), un réseau mondial de travailleuse·eur·s à domicile. Elles nous retracent les défis de sa création, ses objectifs actuels et l’impact de la pandémie de la COVID-19 sur ce processus engagé.

Organizing & Organizations, Cooperatives/Unions/Organizing

« Les belles filles »

Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes

26 April 2021

Voici le témoignage de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, secrétaire de la coopérative de récupératrice·eur·s de matériaux ASCITO, soutenue par WIEGO dans le cadre du projet Genre et déchets.

COVID-19 Crisis, Cooperatives/Unions/Organizing, Gender and Waste Recycling

“Las bonitas”

Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes

26 April 2021

Esta es la historia de Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, la secretaria de la cooperativa de recicladorxs ASCITO, que cuenta con el apoyo de WIEGO a través del Proyecto Género y Residuos.

COVID-19 Crisis, Cooperatives/Unions/Organizing, Gender and Waste Recycling

‘The Pretty Ones’

Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes

26 April 2021

This is the story of Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, the secretary of the ASCITO waste picker cooperative that is supported by WIEGO through the Gender & Waste Project.

COVID-19 Crisis, Cooperatives/Unions/Organizing, Gender and Waste Recycling