Home work has re-emergeda s a new form of subcontractedp roduction.P romotedt hroughg lobal capital, it relies on sweatshop labour conditions to cut costs and maintain workers in a vulnerable state. Therea re now an estimated3 00 millionh omew orkersi n theg lobalw orkforcew, ho are part of the growing informal employment sector. In many instances, they are denied a living wage, safe workingc onditions,b asicd ecentl iving standardsa, nd recognitiona s workers.T heyc an bef ound in every country, are mostly women, and are usually invisible. These women are slowly being recogniseda s the most marginaliseda nd disadvantagedw orkers,a s theirn umbersi ncreasea nd the work system is extended to other industry sectors.