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HomeNet
Pakistan
HomeNet, Pakistan is a network of organisations working for the recognition and labour rights of homebased workers. HomeNet Pakistan is registered under the Societies Registration Act on November 2nd, 2005. HomeNet Pakistan is a member of HomeNet South Asia, which consists of HomeNet Bangladesh, HomeNet India, HomeNet Nepal and HomeNet Srilanka.
HomeNet Pakistan believes home-based workers should not only be seen as poor women, deserving charity and some welfare schemes. They should be recognised as workers. They must be seen as producers. Their productivity has to be increased with skill development training, improved technologies, access to credit and direct access to the market. They also need to be adequately reflected in statistics and recognised as workers in the labour laws of the country, thus making them eligible for social protection. HomeNet Pakistan is widening the network by disseminating and highlighting more and more issues about home-based workers and the objective of HomeNet Pakistan.