INTRODUCTION
Mitra Wanita Pekerja Rumahan Indonesia (MWPRI), or HomeNet Indonesia,
is a national network of non-government organizations(NGOs) addressing
issues and concerned with the welfare and socio-economic well-being
of homebased workers in the putting out system and in self-employment,
as well as in their organizations.
Our vision
The attainment of social protection of homebased workers on equal
terms with those in standard wage employment and the promotion
of employment opportunities towards a better life for the women
home-based workers in a society which is humane, just, gender-sensitive,
and progressive.
Our mission
- MWPRI struggles for the realization of policies, legislation,
and programmes to promote employment opportunities and to enhance
access of home-based workers to social protection
- MWPRI facilities the establishment of an independent organization
of home-based workers at the national level to obtain their
rights as workers. (See section on the HWPRI – Association
of Indonesian Women Homebased Workers)
- MWPRI facilities activities toward visibility and recognition
of women home-based workers.
Our Goal
- To promote the visibility and recognition of women home-based
workers as workers
- To promote a national union of home-based workers
- To strive for social protection and social emancipation of
Indonesian women home-based workers.
The Concept of Our Network
Although officially registered only in 1999,
MWPRI is not a new organization. It is a functional network which
plans, implements, monitors, and evaluates collaborative activities
among its members for promoting employment and enhancing access
to social protection of homeworkers. It links up and initiates
collective action among GOs/NGOs/activists/academicians/ institutions/trade-Unions/agencies
at various levels for direct/indirect assistance, support services,
and generation of resources for the attainment of social protection,
welfare and rights of women homeworkers. Thus, MWPRI works as
a catalyst in advancing the movement of homeworkers.
The Aim of the MWPRI Network
- To create links between homeworkers and their organizations
in different part of Indonesia as a means of empowerment
- To coordinate nationally and internationally activities with
respect to homeworkers
- To promote social protection of homeworkers equivalent to
those in standard employment.
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