Celebrating International Street Vendors Day 2014
By Monica Garzaro Scott On 14 November 2012, StreetNet International adopted a resolution to recognise International Street Vendors Day, to acknowedge street and market vendor´s contribution to societies around the world. During this year, affiliates received support to print t-shirts in commemoration of this day, and many of them celebrated with marches, wearing these t-shirts. […]
StreetNet host workshops with Informal Workers in Eastern Cape, South Africa
By Sharon Pillay, StreetNet Media and Publicity StreetNet had visited their affiliate, The Eastern Cape Street Vendors Alliance (ECSVA) on the 27-30 October 2014. They facilitated workshops in Mthatha, Dutywa and Port St Johns where they had a chance to meet ECSVA members and listen to the challenges they were facing. StreetNet also provided communications […]
Jobs hypocrisy: Politicians kill opportunity with limits on street vendors
By Hilary Gowins Politicians talk about unemployment nonstop. But "jobs" have become just another talking point, a measure of political job performance, a launching pad to discuss bold new plans for economic development and schemes to use other people`s money to prop up big business. The truth is that suits in capitol buildings don`t create […]
Informal workers demand recognition
By Chikondi Masuso THE Malawi Union for the Informal Sector (Mufis) has said informal workers are not recognised despite being the source of livelihood of close to a third of the country. Mufis General Secretary Mwanda Chiwambala said the Employment Act also needs to reflect the professional interests of the informal sector workers. He said […]
Own-Account workers in Nicaragua are grateful for the recognition of their rights
The Confederation of Own-Account Workers at a press conference thanked Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo for their statement that no own-account worker can be evicted from their job. These statements were provided by the comrade Rosario Murillo, on 15th September in a special notification, where once again the Nicaraguan Government recognizes the self-employed sector as […]
World Day for Decent Work: Message from President of Streetnet International – Mr Oscar Silva
In 2008, the International Trade Union Confederation established October 7th as the day to celebrate the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW). On this day we call on all workers to hold activities and events that make visible the labour demands worldwide. Also StreetNet International with all its affiliates in the world supports these claims. […]
Decent Work in the Informal Economy – 7th October
Hawkers important to the economy: MEC Maile
Informal traders are a vital part of the provincial and national economy, Gauteng economic development MEC Lebogang Maile said on Sunday. "We might want to consider the disingenuous separation of the informal economy from the formal economy," he said. "The informal sector is one that is largely survivalist and thus mirrors the vast challenges that […]
NewsBox, 1 – 14 September 2014
IRAN. Tehran’s vendors battle the streets to survive. The Guardian (15 September 2014). PHILIPPINES. Estrada’s tents for Quiapo vendors irk ‘legit’ traders. The Philippine Daily Inquirer (14 September 2014) by Nathaniel R. Melican and Djan Arell G. Magbanua. HONG KONG. Architects step in to street vendors row. Bangkok Post (15 September 2014). GHANA. The Feasibility […]
Antiperspirant management: towards scentless, uncolourful, untasteful poverty
By Luciana Itikawa In less than a week, two episodes of street vending show the magical ability to conceal poverty when it stubbornly appears, however, tragically, with the death of three vendors: one in Sao Paulo and two in Rio de Janeiro this week September 2014. Death, of course, is the end of the militarised […]
