There are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia alone, 80% of which are women.The information was shared at a press meet on "Delhi Declaration of Home Based Workers 2015" organized by SABAH (SAARC Business Association of Home Based Workers) Nepal, Wednesday in Kathmandu.
The press meet was organized with an expert panel consisting of Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia, Representative of UN Women Nepal, and Chairperson of SABAH Nepal and 75 participants altogether.
Chairperson of SABAH Nepal, Ms. Sristi Joshi Malla, further shared that there are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia in Nepal, there are 2.2 million home based workers and she disclosed that the association has been able to reach out to 2097 members.
Ms. Malla emphasized the need to work as a synergized network with like-minded organizations to bring this "invisible" group into limelight and avail formal identity and essential services which is long overdue.
Ms. Chandni Joshi, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia (HNSA), shared the journey of home based workers till now and highlighted the role of HNSA in this movement. She informed the audience about HNSA's mandate, membership and future plans. Ms. Joshi stressed the importance of Kathmandu Declaration in 2000 and the need to emphasize on the recently adopted Delhi Declaration by all in their respective areas of work. She also introduced SABAH Nepal and Class Nepal as the appointed organizations in the Advisory Board of HomeNet South Asia.
This global Declaration was adopted at the first ever Global Conference of Home Based Workers organized by HomeNet South Asia and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) in New Delhi on February 9, 2015. It was attended by 95 participants from 24 countries across the five continents. It recommends players in all walks of life to bring global solidarity, raise awareness and advocate for the rights of home-based workers, and ensure access to services, markets and social protection, and work towards their empowerment. National Governments are strongly urged to recognize the contribution of home-based workers to their family income security and to local and national economies, and therefore, to prioritize them within poverty reduction and women’s empowerment initiatives; to formulate and ensure implementation of national laws and policies for home-based workers; include home-based workers in national statistics; facilitate more inclusive markets; recognize home-based worker organizations and networks; encourage collective bargaining and social dialogue; and give home-based workers a voice in decisions that affect them.
Ms. Gitanjali Singh, Representative of UN Women Nepal, admired the meticulous way the Delhi Declaration has been drafted. She emphasized the need to include this vulnerable group in order to attain inclusive and sustainable development. Marking the journey UN Women has walked with the home based workers since 1996, Ms. Singh also expressed the keen interest her organization keeps to work with women home based workers who have been included in the excluded group.
Ms. Radhika Aryal, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, showed her commitment to take the policy on home based worker further with institutions like SABAH Nepal. She also explained how the clearly drafted Delhi Declaration provides many points that go well with the Gender Policy the Ministry hopes to adopt soon.
After the presentations were over, a successful interactive session with media was facilitated by Ms. Babita Basnet, President of Media Advocacy Group, the official media partner in organizing this Press Meet where representatives of over 22 key media houses were present.
Hundred Mln Home workers: 50% in SA, 2.2 Mln in Nepal
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There are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia alone, 80% of which are women.
The information was shared at a press meet on "Delhi Declaration of Home Based Workers 2015" organized by SABAH (SAARC Business Association of Home Based Workers) Nepal, Wednesday in Kathmandu.
The press meet was organized with an expert panel consisting of Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia, Representative of UN Women Nepal, and Chairperson of SABAH Nepal and 75 participants altogether.
Chairperson of SABAH Nepal, Ms. Sristi Joshi Malla, further shared that there are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia in Nepal, there are 2.2 million home based workers and she disclosed that the association has been able to reach out to 2097 members.
Ms. Malla emphasized the need to work as a synergized network with like-minded organizations to bring this "invisible" group into limelight and avail formal identity and essential services which is long overdue.
Ms. Chandni Joshi, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia (HNSA), shared the journey of home based workers till now and highlighted the role of HNSA in this movement. She informed the audience about HNSA's mandate, membership and future plans. Ms. Joshi stressed the importance of Kathmandu Declaration in 2000 and the need to emphasize on the recently adopted Delhi Declaration by all in their respective areas of work. She also introduced SABAH Nepal and Class Nepal as the appointed organizations in the Advisory Board of HomeNet South Asia.
This global Declaration was adopted at the first ever Global Conference of Home Based Workers organized by HomeNet South Asia and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) in New Delhi on February 9, 2015. It was attended by 95 participants from 24 countries across the five continents. It recommends players in all walks of life to bring global solidarity, raise awareness and advocate for the rights of home-based workers, and ensure access to services, markets and social protection, and work towards their empowerment. National Governments are strongly urged to recognize the contribution of home-based workers to their family income security and to local and national economies, and therefore, to prioritize them within poverty reduction and women’s empowerment initiatives; to formulate and ensure implementation of national laws and policies for home-based workers; include home-based workers in national statistics; facilitate more inclusive markets; recognize home-based worker organizations and networks; encourage collective bargaining and social dialogue; and give home-based workers a voice in decisions that affect them.
Ms. Gitanjali Singh, Representative of UN Women Nepal, admired the meticulous way the Delhi Declaration has been drafted. She emphasized the need to include this vulnerable group in order to attain inclusive and sustainable development. Marking the journey UN Women has walked with the home based workers since 1996, Ms. Singh also expressed the keen interest her organization keeps to work with women home based workers who have been included in the excluded group.
Ms. Radhika Aryal, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, showed her commitment to take the policy on home based worker further with institutions like SABAH Nepal. She also explained how the clearly drafted Delhi Declaration provides many points that go well with the Gender Policy the Ministry hopes to adopt soon.
After the presentations were over, a successful interactive session with media was facilitated by Ms. Babita Basnet, President of Media Advocacy Group, the official media partner in organizing this Press Meet where representatives of over 22 key media houses were present.
Hundred Mln Home workers: 50% in SA, 2.2 Mln in Nepal
Telegraphnepal
There are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia alone, 80% of which are women.
The information was shared at a press meet on "Delhi Declaration of Home Based Workers 2015" organized by SABAH (SAARC Business Association of Home Based Workers) Nepal, Wednesday in Kathmandu.
The press meet was organized with an expert panel consisting of Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia, Representative of UN Women Nepal, and Chairperson of SABAH Nepal and 75 participants altogether.
Chairperson of SABAH Nepal, Ms. Sristi Joshi Malla, further shared that there are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia in Nepal, there are 2.2 million home based workers and she disclosed that the association has been able to reach out to 2097 members.
Ms. Malla emphasized the need to work as a synergized network with like-minded organizations to bring this "invisible" group into limelight and avail formal identity and essential services which is long overdue.
Ms. Chandni Joshi, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia (HNSA), shared the journey of home based workers till now and highlighted the role of HNSA in this movement. She informed the audience about HNSA's mandate, membership and future plans. Ms. Joshi stressed the importance of Kathmandu Declaration in 2000 and the need to emphasize on the recently adopted Delhi Declaration by all in their respective areas of work. She also introduced SABAH Nepal and Class Nepal as the appointed organizations in the Advisory Board of HomeNet South Asia.
This global Declaration was adopted at the first ever Global Conference of Home Based Workers organized by HomeNet South Asia and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) in New Delhi on February 9, 2015. It was attended by 95 participants from 24 countries across the five continents. It recommends players in all walks of life to bring global solidarity, raise awareness and advocate for the rights of home-based workers, and ensure access to services, markets and social protection, and work towards their empowerment. National Governments are strongly urged to recognize the contribution of home-based workers to their family income security and to local and national economies, and therefore, to prioritize them within poverty reduction and women’s empowerment initiatives; to formulate and ensure implementation of national laws and policies for home-based workers; include home-based workers in national statistics; facilitate more inclusive markets; recognize home-based worker organizations and networks; encourage collective bargaining and social dialogue; and give home-based workers a voice in decisions that affect them.
Ms. Gitanjali Singh, Representative of UN Women Nepal, admired the meticulous way the Delhi Declaration has been drafted. She emphasized the need to include this vulnerable group in order to attain inclusive and sustainable development. Marking the journey UN Women has walked with the home based workers since 1996, Ms. Singh also expressed the keen interest her organization keeps to work with women home based workers who have been included in the excluded group.
Ms. Radhika Aryal, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, showed her commitment to take the policy on home based worker further with institutions like SABAH Nepal. She also explained how the clearly drafted Delhi Declaration provides many points that go well with the Gender Policy the Ministry hopes to adopt soon.
After the presentations were over, a successful interactive session with media was facilitated by Ms. Babita Basnet, President of Media Advocacy Group, the official media partner in organizing this Press Meet where representatives of over 22 key media houses were present.
Hundred Mln Home workers: 50% in SA, 2.2 Mln in Nepal
Telegraphnepal
There are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia alone, 80% of which are women.
The information was shared at a press meet on "Delhi Declaration of Home Based Workers 2015" organized by SABAH (SAARC Business Association of Home Based Workers) Nepal, Wednesday in Kathmandu.
The press meet was organized with an expert panel consisting of Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia, Representative of UN Women Nepal, and Chairperson of SABAH Nepal and 75 participants altogether.
Chairperson of SABAH Nepal, Ms. Sristi Joshi Malla, further shared that there are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia in Nepal, there are 2.2 million home based workers and she disclosed that the association has been able to reach out to 2097 members.
Ms. Malla emphasized the need to work as a synergized network with like-minded organizations to bring this "invisible" group into limelight and avail formal identity and essential services which is long overdue.
Ms. Chandni Joshi, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia (HNSA), shared the journey of home based workers till now and highlighted the role of HNSA in this movement. She informed the audience about HNSA's mandate, membership and future plans. Ms. Joshi stressed the importance of Kathmandu Declaration in 2000 and the need to emphasize on the recently adopted Delhi Declaration by all in their respective areas of work. She also introduced SABAH Nepal and Class Nepal as the appointed organizations in the Advisory Board of HomeNet South Asia.
This global Declaration was adopted at the first ever Global Conference of Home Based Workers organized by HomeNet South Asia and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) in New Delhi on February 9, 2015. It was attended by 95 participants from 24 countries across the five continents. It recommends players in all walks of life to bring global solidarity, raise awareness and advocate for the rights of home-based workers, and ensure access to services, markets and social protection, and work towards their empowerment. National Governments are strongly urged to recognize the contribution of home-based workers to their family income security and to local and national economies, and therefore, to prioritize them within poverty reduction and women’s empowerment initiatives; to formulate and ensure implementation of national laws and policies for home-based workers; include home-based workers in national statistics; facilitate more inclusive markets; recognize home-based worker organizations and networks; encourage collective bargaining and social dialogue; and give home-based workers a voice in decisions that affect them.
Ms. Gitanjali Singh, Representative of UN Women Nepal, admired the meticulous way the Delhi Declaration has been drafted. She emphasized the need to include this vulnerable group in order to attain inclusive and sustainable development. Marking the journey UN Women has walked with the home based workers since 1996, Ms. Singh also expressed the keen interest her organization keeps to work with women home based workers who have been included in the excluded group.
Ms. Radhika Aryal, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, showed her commitment to take the policy on home based worker further with institutions like SABAH Nepal. She also explained how the clearly drafted Delhi Declaration provides many points that go well with the Gender Policy the Ministry hopes to adopt soon.
After the presentations were over, a successful interactive session with media was facilitated by Ms. Babita Basnet, President of Media Advocacy Group, the official media partner in organizing this Press Meet where representatives of over 22 key media houses were present.
Hundred Mln Home workers: 50% in SA, 2.2 Mln in Nepal
Telegraphnepal
There are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia alone, 80% of which are women.
The information was shared at a press meet on "Delhi Declaration of Home Based Workers 2015" organized by SABAH (SAARC Business Association of Home Based Workers) Nepal, Wednesday in Kathmandu.
The press meet was organized with an expert panel consisting of Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia, Representative of UN Women Nepal, and Chairperson of SABAH Nepal and 75 participants altogether.
Chairperson of SABAH Nepal, Ms. Sristi Joshi Malla, further shared that there are 100 million home based workers in the world with 50 million in South Asia in Nepal, there are 2.2 million home based workers and she disclosed that the association has been able to reach out to 2097 members.
Ms. Malla emphasized the need to work as a synergized network with like-minded organizations to bring this "invisible" group into limelight and avail formal identity and essential services which is long overdue.
Ms. Chandni Joshi, Enforcer of Home Net South Asia (HNSA), shared the journey of home based workers till now and highlighted the role of HNSA in this movement. She informed the audience about HNSA's mandate, membership and future plans. Ms. Joshi stressed the importance of Kathmandu Declaration in 2000 and the need to emphasize on the recently adopted Delhi Declaration by all in their respective areas of work. She also introduced SABAH Nepal and Class Nepal as the appointed organizations in the Advisory Board of HomeNet South Asia.
This global Declaration was adopted at the first ever Global Conference of Home Based Workers organized by HomeNet South Asia and WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) in New Delhi on February 9, 2015. It was attended by 95 participants from 24 countries across the five continents. It recommends players in all walks of life to bring global solidarity, raise awareness and advocate for the rights of home-based workers, and ensure access to services, markets and social protection, and work towards their empowerment. National Governments are strongly urged to recognize the contribution of home-based workers to their family income security and to local and national economies, and therefore, to prioritize them within poverty reduction and women’s empowerment initiatives; to formulate and ensure implementation of national laws and policies for home-based workers; include home-based workers in national statistics; facilitate more inclusive markets; recognize home-based worker organizations and networks; encourage collective bargaining and social dialogue; and give home-based workers a voice in decisions that affect them.
Ms. Gitanjali Singh, Representative of UN Women Nepal, admired the meticulous way the Delhi Declaration has been drafted. She emphasized the need to include this vulnerable group in order to attain inclusive and sustainable development. Marking the journey UN Women has walked with the home based workers since 1996, Ms. Singh also expressed the keen interest her organization keeps to work with women home based workers who have been included in the excluded group.
Ms. Radhika Aryal, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, showed her commitment to take the policy on home based worker further with institutions like SABAH Nepal. She also explained how the clearly drafted Delhi Declaration provides many points that go well with the Gender Policy the Ministry hopes to adopt soon.
After the presentations were over, a successful interactive session with media was facilitated by Ms. Babita Basnet, President of Media Advocacy Group, the official media partner in organizing this Press Meet where representatives of over 22 key media houses were present.
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