The Home Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) is a labor organization fighting against the exploitation of women workers in Pakistan’s textile, garment and glass bangles industries. We believe in the power of organized workers to revolutionize not just their working conditions, but the entire system that profits from their hidden labor, as well as shape the society and politics for a just, equitable and sustainable future.
Our Struggle
We fight against capitalist exploitation and patriarchal oppression through:
Class Consciousness & Collective Power
- Building unions led by and for workers
- Developing worker education on labor exploitation and class struggle
- Creating spaces for grass-root revolutionary feminist organizing
- Fighting for control over our labor and working conditions
Direct Action & Solidarity
- Organizing strikes and demonstrations against exploitation
- Building worker power across industries and borders
- Confronting brands and employers who profit from our labor
- Standing in solidarity with all workers’ struggles
Revolutionary Change
- Fighting for systemic transformation, instead of mere reforms
- Connecting labor struggles to broader social movements
- Building international working-class solidarity
- Advancing toward workers’ control and economic democracy
Our Victories
Through collective struggle, we have:
- Successfully campaigned for the historic Sindh Home Based Workers Act of 2018
- Secured minimum wage notifications for home-based workers
- Contributed to the Pakistan Accord for workplace safety
- Joined global labor networks including IndustriALL Global Union
- Developed worker education programs on wage calculation and labor rights
- Advanced proposals for universal social security coverage
“If workers stand up for something without any division, if they struggle collectively,
they can achieve great things.”
Zehra Khan, General Secretary (Jamhoor, 2023)
Rallies and Demos
We organize impactful rallies and demonstrations to demand fair labor rights, equitable wages, and improved working conditions for home-based women workers across Pakistan
Union Registration Support
HBWWF assists home-based workers in forming and registering unions, empowering them to collectively negotiate for their rights and benefits with employers and authorities.
Training & Advocacy Programs
Through specialized training and advocacy initiatives, we educate workers on labor laws, safety standards, and strategies to amplify their voices and drive policy changes
237
Unions Supported Across Pakistan
346+
Women Workers Trained in Advocacy
118
Campaigns Led for Workers’ Rights
544
Cases Supported with Legal Aid
Join the Struggle
The exploitation of workers will end only through organized resistance and collective action. Whether you’re a worker ready to organize or an ally committed to revolutionary change, join us in building working-class power.
monthly events
HBWWF, NTUF Labor Unions Rally in Karachi Against Contract Labor System and Wage Violations
Karachi, Jan 19 2025
The National Trade Union Federation Pakistan (NTUF) and the Home-Based Women Workers Federation Pakistan (HBWWF) organized a joint rally from Regal Chowk to…
HBWWF Honors Butterfly Sisters, Demands End to Violence and Enforced Disappearances
Karachi, 25 Nov 2024
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Home-Based Women Workers Federation, Pakistan (HBWWF) organized a seminar on “Women’s resistance knows no borders….
NTUF, HBWWF Warn of Protests as Sindh Delays Wage Implementation
Karachi, 22 Sep 2024
The National Trade Union Federation Pakistan (NTUF) and the Home-Based Women Workers Federation Pakistan (HBWWF) jointly organized a “Labor Conference” at a local auditorium, attended by a large number…..