Moving toward Solidarity Economy With HomeNet Thailand International Forum on

1. Moving toward Solidarity Economy With HomeNet Thailand International Forum on the Social and Solidarity Economy 17-20 October 2011 Montreal, Quebec (Canada)

3. Current economic situation • Bind with globalize and liberalized trade, create lot s of comparative advantage, and profit oriented • High competition, need low cost product, sub-contracted their jobs, increasing number of informal workers • Workers are seen as inputs, treat with low paid, long working hours, occupational risk and no social protection • Workers are poor, invisible and vulnerable

4. Solidarity economy as alternative • Based on mutual help • To serve producers, communities and consumers • Environmental friendly • With participation and democratic process • Empowerment • Improve quality of life of workers • Fairness

5. Initiatives and achievements

6. Organize membership- based organization for informal workers • Advocated for The Homeworkers Protection Act B.E. 2553 (2010) • Link among employers, producers and consumers • Campaign for social protection ** Self-help group on social welfare ** Health insurance ** Social insurance