PATAMABA
(National Network of Informal Workers in the Philippines)
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PARTNERSHIPS
Since our founding, we have built partnerships with government offices, non-government organizations, local government units, international agencies, trade unions, cooperatives, and members of the academe
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
KLJ focuses on all children and young people in a rural environment. At the beginning of the last century, farmers and peasant women united in the Boerenbond and the Boerinnenbond. The BJB operation aimed at the 'total development of agricultural and horticultural young people'.In 1965 the BJB changed its name to Katholieke Landelijke Jeugd (KLJ). After all, the youth movement wanted to focus more on all young people in a village. A specialized operation was set up for young farmers and horticulturists: the Green Circle . Its regional activities brought these young people together for the defense of interests and training.
Trias is an international development organization headquartered in Brussels working to help make the dreams of enterprising people all over the world. By strengthening organizations of farmers and entrepreneurs, we create opportunities for their self-development.
We Effect was founded in 1958 to support the development of democratic organisations and societies that have the capacity to articulate the rights and needs of their members in respect of work, influence, services, incomes and livelihoods. We Effect works in more than 20 countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa through our regional offices in partnership with local CSO, farmer organisations, cooperative federations and other democratic organisations.
Kindernothilfe (German for “supporting children in need”) was founded in Germany in 1959 as a Christian organization to support vulnerable and marginalized children and youth to develop their full potential. We partner with local non-governmental organizations to implement 609 projects in 32 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean; most of them are faith-based and ecumenically Christian
HomeNet International is a global network of membership-based workers’ organizations representing thousands of home-based workers (HBWs) around the world. In February 2021, 36 HBW organizations from 20 countries became the first affiliate members to join the organization, representing more than 600 000 HBWs. One of the key functions of HNI is to work towards ratification and implementation of ILO Convention 177 and policies for home-based workers, including implementation of ILO Recommendation 204
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency that sets international labor standards and promotes decent work, social justice, and safe working conditions for all workers worldwide. It provides technical assistance, research, and policy guidance to governments, employers, and workers’ organizations to improve labor rights and workplace safety. In line with this mandate, PATAMABA partnered with the ILO to host occupational health and safety trainings for home-based workers across the Philippines. Through this collaboration, PATAMABA helps ensure that informal workers not only understand their rights but can also apply safety standards in their daily work, contributing to safer and more sustainable livelihoods.
WIEGO is a global network focused on empowering the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy to secure their livelihoods. We believe all workers should have equal economic opportunities, rights, protection and voice. Most of the world’s workers (61% globally) make their living in the informal economy, where earnings are typically low but costs and risks are high. WIEGO contends that poverty and inequality can only be reduced by raising the earnings and lowering the risks of these workers. WIEGO promotes change by: improving statistics and expanding knowledge on the informal economy; building networks and capacity among informal worker organizations; and, jointly with the networks and organizations, influencing local, national and international policies.
HomeNet South Asia is a regional network of home-based worker organisations spread across eight countries. These include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Founded in 2000, we are South Asia’s first and only network for home-based workers, trade unions, cooperatives, producer companies, social enterprises, and NGOs that engage with home-based workers. We have 60 members from the region.
HomeNet Southeast Asia (HomeNet SEA), first covering Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand, emerged as a result of the ILO-DANIDA subregional project on rural women homeworkers in the putting out system undertaken from 1988 to 1996. The subregional network of home based workers later began organizing work in Laos and Cambodia, and admitted CraftLink of Viet Nam and eHomemakers of Malaysia in 2010 as focal points. Since its formalization as a network in 1997.
ASEC is the Asian hub for enhancing the responsibilities of stakeholders in co-creating a compassionate, solidarity economy, classified into 5 impact areas: Promotion of the SSE Global vision, Capacity building, Building relationships with international organizations and public policy advocacy, Communication, Networks and Mapping.
Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is the single largest Central Trade union registered in 1972 with a membership of over 1.5 million (2018) poor, self-employed women workers from the informal economy across 18 states in India. SEWA has facilitated organizing its members into their own 4813 SHGs, 160 cooperatives, 15 economic federations and 3 producer companies.
NATIONAL NETWORKS
National Rural Women Coalition (Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan) has members of around 426 rural women organizations in 42 provinces who are committed in the elimination of discrimination, violence and poverty, and in strengthening of the Philippine women’s movement
The first meeting of prospective members of the coalition was called by Homenet Southeast Asia on November 26, 2005 at the College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. This initiative follows the trend all over Asia where homeworkers' networks are being convened and consolidated. The principal target is the ratification of ILO Convention 177 on Homework in various Asian countries.
NCWP serves as the national coordinating body of several national women’s organizations, people’s organizations and councils of women nationwide. Since its inception in 1946, the organization has been instrumental in promoting the socio-economic status of women through implementation of existing laws/policies on women. One of its significant achievements in advocacy works is the creation of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the National Government Machinery for Women.
Organizing
There are 266 new members this year. Two municipal chapters, Morong and Baras in Rizal, and six barangay chapters were established (one in Quezon City, one in Zambales, and four in Rizal). At the 11th Congress and 31st Anniversary, three new committees were formed (Senior Citizen, GAD, and DRR/CC).
Projects and Livelihoods
PATAMABA has offered a range of livelihood trainings under the new normal (doormat, dishwashing, peanut butter, eco-bags). Trias ERF/VSLA (P500,000.00) and the launching of Purple Market PH. As is raising awareness about how to avoid COVID 19. In Trias, We-Effect, and KNH, there are new projects.
Launching of Purple Market PH
Opening of Lila Store
Additional Fund from Trias for Emergency Recovery Fund for COVID-19
Introduction of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs)
PKKK WENET ANCP Relief Fund for Women
WIEGO Covaid Relief Fund
Lobbying and Networking
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Order No. 5 on Homebased Workers under Sub-contracting Arrangement
PATAMABA actively promotes DOLE Department Order 5, which provides for the recognition, protection, and regulation of homeworkers in the Philippines. Through this initiative, PATAMABA engages in policy advocacy, awareness campaigns, and community consultations to ensure that home-based workers gain formal recognition, access to labor protections, and fair working conditions. We also provide capacity-building programs, training sessions, and resource support to empower homeworkers to understand their rights, organize collectively, and improve their livelihoods, ensuring their contributions to the economy are valued and protected.
Development of Magna Carta of Workers in the Informal Economy Bill together with Homenet Philippines
Our work involves collaboratively crafting policy measures that recognize, protect, and advance the rights and welfare of informal workers. This process includes consultations, evidence gathering, and coordinated advocacy to ensure the bill reflects the real conditions and needs of workers in the informal sector.