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Protecting Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Lessons from Australia

By on May 08, 2025

This resource is based on WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief No. 14, Innovative Legislation in Australia Protects Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector, by Vivienne Wiles and Elizabeth Macpherson.

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WIEGO. Protecting Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Lessons from Australia. , , . , 2025. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Protecting-Homeworkers-in-the-Garment-and-Footwear-Sector-Lessons-from-Australia.pdfWIEGO. (2025). Protecting Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Lessons from Australia. , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Protecting-Homeworkers-in-the-Garment-and-Footwear-Sector-Lessons-from-Australia.pdfWIEGO. "Protecting Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Lessons from Australia." 2025, .WIEGO. "Protecting Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Lessons from Australia." (2025). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Protecting-Homeworkers-in-the-Garment-and-Footwear-Sector-Lessons-from-Australia.pdfWIEGO 2025, 'Protecting Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Lessons from Australia', , , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Protecting-Homeworkers-in-the-Garment-and-Footwear-Sector-Lessons-from-Australia.pdf WIEGO, 'Protecting Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Lessons from Australia' (2025). WIEGO. Protecting Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Lessons from Australia. . 2025. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Protecting-Homeworkers-in-the-Garment-and-Footwear-Sector-Lessons-from-Australia.pdfWIEGO. Protecting Homeworkers in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Lessons from Australia. . 2025. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Protecting-Homeworkers-in-the-Garment-and-Footwear-Sector-Lessons-from-Australia.pdf

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