6th StreetNet International Congress 2019! Unity is Our Strength!
The 6 Congress of StreetNet International (SNI) will take place on 09-12, April in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. To have balance among StreetNet regions, StreetNet rotates the congress venue each time. The Congress is the highest decision-making structure in the organization and meets every three years to discuss the challenges of the sector and consult on strategies […]
African Trade Unions: Time for change!”
The ITUC-Africa New Year school (NYS) 2019 “African Trade Unions: Time for change!”, organized by the ITUC-Africa through its Research and Education Institute (ALREI) and funded by the ILO ACTRAV and FES, took place on 11-15 February in Lome city, Togo. Around 100 participants attended the school primarily from the ITUC-Africa affiliates, comprising General Council […]
StreetNet achievements 2018 and strengthening affiliates
by Pat Horn, StreetNet International Coordinator During 2018 WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising) assisted StreetNet by raising core funding which will include the financial support needed for the Sixth International Congress, scheduled to be held from 9 – 12 April 2019 in Kyrgyzstan. We have a well-coordinated team of young organisers who […]
Regional Workshop on direct negotiations of informal economy workers in Vietnam
by Oksana Abboud, StreetNet Organizer On 28-29 November 2018 a Regional Workshop “Direct negotiations of informal economy workers on implementation of the ASEAN Framework and Action Plan on the Declaration to Strengthen Social Protection” took place in Hanoi city, Vietnam. It was a follow-up event after the Exposure visit between organizers and leaders of ASEAN […]
StreetNet Activity with International Federation of Workers’ Education Association (IFWEA)
by Amar Kharate, StreetNet Trainee Organizer StreetNet is affiliated to the IFWEA for quite a long time. In December 2015, Sibailly Douhouré – StreetNet Organizer and Educator – was elected as an IFWEA Executive Member. As a member of the Executive Committee, brother Sibailly attended a recent Annual Meeting that took place from 30th November […]
Welcome FETTEI-CI!! A new organization of West Africa joined StreetNet family!
by Sibailly Douhoure, StreetNet Organizer 23 August 2018, will remain a historic or memorable date for the Informal Economy Workers Federation of Côte d’Ivoire, FETTEI-CI (Fédération des Travailleuses et Travailleurs de l’Economie Informelle de Cote d’Ivoire). Indeed, on that particular day the Executive Committee of StreetNet examined and accepted the application for affiliation of FETTEI-CI […]
BUILDING WORKERS’ POWER – CHANGE THE RULES!
By Lorraine Sibanda, StreetNet International President The 4th ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) World Congress took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 2-7 December 2018, the main theme of which sounded: BUILDING WORKES’ POWER –CHANGE THE RULES!! More than 1,200 participants took part in five days of debate to shape the policies and priorities for the […]
Social Protection for Informal Economy Workers in Zambia: Where We Are?
by Lameck Kashiwa, AZIEA General Secretary Zambia’s Social Protection like many countries has been biased towards formal workers while informal workers relied on their own indigenous informal schemes in the markets, Bus stations and neighborhood. The said informal schemes helped and continue to help the informal workers during funerals, bankruptcy, loss of job etc. Each […]
Field Trip to Central America to reaffirm solidarity
by Maira Vannuchi, StreetNet Organizer In the second half of September 2018, StreetNet Organizers Maira Vannuchi and Oksana Abboud went visiting three countries of Central America to meet StreetNet affiliates in Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Starting in Honduras, two organizers met the international coordinator Pat Horn in San Pedro Sula to carry out a […]
Negotiations Skills training follow up workshop for SLeTU from Sierra Leone
by Jane Masta, StreetNet Organizer The follow up workshop on Negotiations Skills Training was organized in collaboration with the Solidarity Centre AFL-CIO and StreetNet International. The training was held in Kenema City from 23rd to 24th October 2018. This was a follow up workshop from the initial training that was held in May 2018 where […]
