Newly approved StreetNet Regional Focal Points for Asia and Europe
StreetNet welcomes the Nepal Union of Street Traders (NEST-Nepal) and Moldova-Business-Sind (Moldova) as newly established StreetNet Regional Focal Points (RFP) for Asia and Europe respectively. Recently, at the 2018 International Council meeting, StreetNet leadership approved the recommendation of its affiliates from Asia and Eastern Europe to move the StreetNet RFPs for Asia to Nepal and […]
Implementation of ILO Recommendation 204 in South Africa
by Pat Horn, StreetNet International Coordinator Pat Horn, StreetNet International Coordinator shares the progress made towards implementation of the ILO Recommendation 204: (Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy) in South Africa. Soon after the adoption of ILO Recommendation 204 (R204) at the International Labour Conference in Geneva in June 2015, the Department of […]
StreetNet Participation in the 107th Session of the International Labour Conference
by Oksana Abboud, StreetNet Organiser In June 2018, a StreetNet International delegation led by the StreetNet President Lorraine Sibanda attended the International Labour Conference (ILC) 2018. The StreetNet delegation included Lorraine Sibanda, StreetNet President; Oksana Abboud, Trainee Coordinator; Wisborn Malaya, ZCIEA Secretary General; Maria Emilia Vargas Luzon, FUTTEINCO Member; Sarah Joanny Lora Abad de Valdez, […]
Training Workshop on Negotiations Skills and Strategy Course for Members of the Sierra Leone Traders Union (SLeTU)
By Sibailly Douhoure, StreetNet Organizer 30 participants of whom 60% were women attended a 5-day training workshop on negotiations and strategy course for organisers and leaders of workers in street vending and informal market vending sectors, who represented 5 regions of Sierra Leone. The workshop was held at the Sierra Leone labour congress conference hall […]
The Voice for the Voiceless
21 February, 2017 Jeannette Nyiramasengesho, StreetNet International Council Member and a President of SYTRIECI, StreetNet Affiliate from Rwanda, shares experience on working with refugees in her country. Sister Jeannette states: “Here in our country we continue our work for informal workers even if it is not an easy task, but we try to be the […]
Moving forward with new StreetNet International Council
30 January 2017 By Oksana Abboud, StreetNet Media Officer A three day Leadership Training for the members of StreetNet International Council took place on 23-25 January in Durban, South Africa. The training program was aimed on getting new Council members to be familiar with StreetNet structure, policies and power as well as outlining strategic areas […]
Draft outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III)
Happy New Year 2017!!!
Dear Affiliates Happy New Year 2017!!! May this year will be full of success for all of us and street vendors’ rights will be respected and recognized in each country! Nothing for Us without Us!
Ukrainian small entrepreneurs ask to stop violence and to let them work to feed their families!
28 December 2016 Free Trade Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine (FTUEU), a StreetNet affiliate from Ukraine, reports about continuous violence and harm towards its members and other market/street vendors in Ukraine, namely in Kyiv city – the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv Local Administration talks about so called “beautification of the city” development program and started to […]
Strengthening our internal organizational democracy
2 December, 2016 By Pat Horn, StreetNet International Coordinator StreetNet was launched on 14th November 2002, and has held 5 international congresses every three years in accordance with the StreetNet Constitution – in 2004 in Korea, 2007 in Brazil, 2010 in Benin, 2013 in Chile, and in 2016 in India. This is an important part […]
