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- The Home-Based Women Worker's Federation (HBWWF) is a trade union federation of home-based female workers in Pakistan. its also a first ever trade union of HBWs in Pakistan. The federation had around 4,500 members in 2019. Home Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) is a unique experience in Pakistan’s informal workers' history. It was registered in 2009 December from National Industrial Relation Commission (NIRC) after getting the registration of three unions in the embroidery and Glass bangle industry. member of the federation are engaged with different sectors like Textile Garment, Shoemaking, toy, and sports goods, Glass Bangles, Traditional Embroidery, Zardozi, Stitching, Cropping, Jewelry, Ralli Work, Hanger making, auto parts making, agricultural sector etc. HBWWF is working on four levels1. Awareness raising on the issues 2. Unionization/organization 3. Legislation for HBW4. Skill and capacity building training The process to organize home-based women workers (HBWW), started in 2005 by conducting study circles with HBWs in different areas of Karachi, Hyderabad, Hub, and Quetta on different issues. We have established cooperatives for HBWW in 2006 in Karachi with garment/textile/embroidery workers and in Hyderabad with glass bangle workers. And in 2016 HBWWF registered its fourth union of HBWs garment and textile workers from Labour Department in Karachi. It was a unique and historic moment that first time in Pakistan’s labour history women workers has formed their own unions and federation, which is also headed by all the women. (en)
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- WFTU, IndustriALL Global Union Clean Cloth Campaign, Home Net International (en)
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- Home-Based Women Worker's Federation (en)
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- Zehra Khan, General Secretary (en)
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- The Home-Based Women Worker's Federation (HBWWF) is a trade union federation of home-based female workers in Pakistan. its also a first ever trade union of HBWs in Pakistan. The federation had around 4,500 members in 2019. HBWWF is working on four levels1. Awareness raising on the issues 2. Unionization/organization 3. Legislation for HBW4. Skill and capacity building training It was a unique and historic moment that first time in Pakistan’s labour history women workers has formed their own unions and federation, which is also headed by all the women. (en)
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- Home-Based Women Worker's Federation (en)
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