Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Homeworkers' Association
Parallel form(s) of name
- 家庭車衣工人聯誼會
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1992 -
History
Homeworkers’ Association (HWA) was formed in 1992 as an organization for immigrant women who sew garments in their home. The group was comprised of and advocated for homeworkers and their workplace rights, providing training, advocacy, social activities and other support.
HWA was established as part of U.N.I.T.E. Ontario Council (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees). It operated under the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO) until it incorporated independently in 2007.