2020 HWW Annual Report

2020 has been a challenging year for all, especially for those living on low incomes around the world.

Economic shutdowns led many brands to cancel orders from their overseas suppliers, in many cases, even when these had been completed and were ready to ship to the UK.

As informal workers, homeworkers are rarely able to claim social security, and many were also excluded from the minimal emergency relief that was available in some producer countries.

At Homeworkers Worldwide although we’ve always engaged with overseas partners virtually, we’ve also had to adjust to the ‘new normal’, with our staff team working from home, and trustee meetings transferring to zoom.

This year we’ve grown our small staff team, with Ishbel Watson joining us in March 2020, bringing order to our finances and admin, and her excellent design skills to strengthen our communications.

We also have a new trustee Jacqui Mackay, and a wonderful team of volunteers committed to supporting our work.

We are grateful that despite the extreme circumstances of 2020, our team has remained focused to continue our work.