that of the employer. - Homeworkers Worldwide

Chapter 4: Types of workWhilst sewing continues to be the most common form of work amongstthe homeworkers who participated in this survey, it no longer appears tobe the majority occupation for homeworkers that it once was.Admin (5%)Marketing and sales (5%)Switchboard or helpdesk (5%)Sewing (23%)Research and surveys (8%)Delivery anddistribution (10%)Other (22%)Packing andprint finishing (22%)Homeworkers were asked to define their jobs both by industry, and bythe type of work they did. The most common forms of work were sewing,and packing or print finishing.In terms of types of business, clothing and textiles was by far the mostcommon, incorporating both ‘sewing’ and some of the ‘packing’ work.Other manufacturing was only identified by 5 homeworkers as the typeof business they worked for. These homeworkers were doing work asdiverse as wire bending, rubber trimming and project engineering. 5homeworkers identified themselves as working for a print or paperproducts business, all doing packing or print finishing work. 6 worked formedia or advertising companies – largely in distribution.Photo credit: NGHLocal government (3%)Civil service (3%)Recruitment (3%)Travel (3%)Health (4%)Retail (4%)Charities and voluntarysector (4%)Clothing/textiles (40%)Print and paper products (7%)Other manufacturing (8%)Media/advertising (9%)Other (15%)14 15