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  • Organizing Briefs

    Challenges and Experiences in Organizing Home-Based Workers in Bulgaria

    The Home-Based Workers’ Association in Bulgaria is an extraordinary example of how informal women workers have managed to build a strong...

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  • Statistical Briefs

    Statistics on Home-Based Workers in Nepal

    This brief presents estimates of homebased workers in Nepal, certain characteristics of their work, their age distribution and family composition....

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  • Journal Articles

    Legal reforms for the self-employed: three urban cases

    Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed. This article examines...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    Lettre d’Information OBA de WIEGO décembre 2011

    Décembre 2011

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Empowerment to Reach Markets: Didi Bahini Sewa Samaj HomeNet, Nepal

    Didi Bahini Sewa Samaj supports urban home-based workers through training, saving and credit services, and collective work opportunities...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    No Cushion to Fall Back On: The Global Economic Crisis and Informal Workers – Fact Sheet

    Report available in English here.Informe disponible en español aquí.Fact Sheet available in English here.Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Provincial Policy on Home-Based Workers, Sindh, Pakistan

    This policy was adopted by the Sindh Province in Pakstan in May 2013. It was translated and provided to WIEGO by HomeNet Pakistan.

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Case Study: Mr Phas Ngarn-dee (Shoemaking)

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    WIEGO en el Mundo: Boletín Informativo, Junio de 2014

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  • Presentations

    Regional Update for HomeNet Southeast Asia – Global Conference on HBWs 2015

    Presentation from the 2005 Global Conference on Home-Based Workers (HBW) organized by WIEGO and HomeNet South Asia (HNSA).

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