Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria

By:
Dave Spooner
Date:
  • Subtitle: WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 7

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.

Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria

 

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