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HomeNet India
HomeNet India is a network organization of home based
workers registered under Societies Act 1860 in year
2004. It has 33 organisations as HNI’s member with
90,000 home based workers. It is working in 13 states
of the country with home based workers organizations.
It has the executive committee of 15 members including
one Coordinator.
The member organisations of HomeNet India are from
membership based organisations, NGOs, Association,
Individual members and experts. HomeNet India is
focusing on the advocating for Umbrella Legislation,
national policy for home based workers and social
security bill. Ms. Manali Shah from HomeNet India
highlighted the issues of organizing home based
workers – lack of visibility; minimum wages; housing,
lack of employer-employee relationship, occupational
health, social security and lack of skills. Home Net
India’s demands included government recognition of the
organizations of home based workers, recognition of
workers through identity cards, home based workers to
be included in Minimum wage Act, tripartite mechanism
to implement minimum wages, development of housing
schemes for the home based workers, developing
occupational tools and the need for an umbrella
legislation.
A to Z of Home based workers
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A |
Aggarbati (incense)
rollers, ambar charkha (spinning) workers, akik (a
semiprecious stone) workers-polishing |
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B |
Bidi (cigarette) rollers and packers;
bangle makers, block printers, box makers, bat
makers, bead workers, beauty parlour workers; bag
makers; batik printers, broom makers, bamboo
workers, book binders, betel-nut crackers |
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C |
Cobblers; churan
(medicine) workers; cattle breeders; cooks, chain
makers, cotton pod shellers, cashew roasters,
candle makers, cracker makers, chikan
embroiderers, carpenters. |
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D |
Dye makers; dung-cake makers |
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E |
Envelope makers,
embroiderers, electric board assemblers |
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F |
Flower workers, file makers, food
processors, food packers |
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G |
Garment stitchers,
grain sorters, gum makers, ground-nut pod shellers,
glass painters and blowers. |
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H |
Hand loom weavers, handicraft workers,
hand fan embroiderers |
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I |
Idol makers, iron
smiths, interlockers |
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J |
Jute workers, jewellery makers, lace
makers |
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K |
Kite makers, knife
polishers |
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L |
Leather workers, launderers, lace makers |
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M |
Milk producers,
mattress makers, mirror ring workers, medicine
(traditional/herbs) pounders. |
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N |
Net makers |
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O |
Oil tin washers |
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P |
Paper workers, plastic bag cleaners,
plastic flower makers, papad rollers, poultry
workers; potters |
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Q |
Quilt makers |
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R |
Rag sorters, rope makers |
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S |
Spice pounders;
smocking embroiderers |
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T |
Toy makers, tin repairers, tie and dye
workers, thread workers |
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U |
Umbrella repairers |
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V |
Vegetable workers |
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W |
Weavers, wool
sharers, wood carvers, wax makers, waste paper
sorters |
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X,Y,Z |
Yoke embroiderers, zari (gold thread
embroidery) workers |
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