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HomeNet Pakistan (www.homenetpakistan.org)

HomeNet Pakistan is a member of HomeNet South Asia, which consists of HomeNet Bangladesh, HomeNet India, HomeNet Nepal and HomeNet Sri Lanka. It is a network of organizations working for the recognition and labour rights of home based workers. HomeNet Pakistan was registered under the Societies Registration Act on November 2nd, 2005. It represents 500 organizations of home based workers and currently has over 50,000 women members. Aurat Foundation is taking an initiative to bring other organizations to promote HomeNet Pakistan in Pakistan. In the course of the activity they have completed the mapping exercise, which was done to locate organizations working towards organizing and improving the working conditions of home based workers. In addition, along with UNIFEM they have organized a National workshop on home based workers in year 2002. HomeNet Pakistan is widening the network by disseminating and highlighting more and more issues about home based workers and the objective of HomeNet Pakistan. Future plans include advocacy for women home based workers and formulations of National policy, recognition as workers, and provision of social security on Print and Electronic Media campaign. In terms of research, objectives include information/ data collection and compilation on working conditions, occupational health hazards, and wages of women HBW, trade/product wise, at a district level.

   HomeNet Pakistan has started to work on policy issues and to develop a national policy  

- Nigar Ahmad, President, Homenet Pakistan

A to Z of Home based workers
 

A

Assembling boxes, assembling electricity testers, ajrak printers

B

Bed sheet embroidery, block printers

C

Costume jewellery makers, candle makers carpet weavers, cane stools maker, cushion cover embroiders, crochet knitter

D

Dairy and poultry products makers, duppatta embroiders

E

Embroidery workers

F

Food Processors foot ball makers, fabric painters, fans (traditional) with Jisti embroidery

G

Garland makers, garment embroiders

H

Handloom weavers

I

 

J

Jewellery box makers

K

Kitchenware makers

L

Leather bags cutter

M

 

N

Necklace embroidered

O

 

P

Plastic products, pot makers

Q

 

R

Reeling silk threads, ralli making

S

Stitching garments, shoe makers, soap makers, straw basket makers, straw mats makers, shoe embroiders, stringing rackets, spices packers

T

Tie and dye maker, tea coaster makers, table tukri joining

U

 

V

Volley ball makers

W

Wooden tray (carved edge)

X,Y,Z

 

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