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GHANA. "Street food vending in urban Ghana: moving from an informal to a formal sector." Ghana Web (23 November 2013) by Mohamed Ag Bendech, James Tefft, Richemont Seki and Giorgia Fiorella Nicolo. SOUTH AFRICA. "’Clean sweep’ violates city processes." The Star (22 November 2013). MALAWI. "Angry Street Vendors, Malawi Police Clash in Blantyre." Nyasa Times […]
The articulation process of the street vendors of Brazil
By Maira Vannuchi Over the past two years with a lot of investment and dedication, the World Class Cities for All Brazil campaign has presented a lot of progress towards strengthening the street vendors from the FIFA World Cup Brazilian host cities. Since 2011, representatives from eight cities which will host the World Cup matches […]
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SOUTH AFRICA. "South Africa: Statement By the SA National Traders Retail Alliance, a Voice From the People’s Economy." All Africa (8 November 2013) by Edmund Elias. PHILIPPINES. "Manila experiments with ‘controlled’ street vendors." Philippine Daily Inquirer (8 November 2013) by Erika Sauler. SOUTH AFRICA. "Johannesburg declares war on street hawkers." World Bulletin (6 November 2013). […]
Market vendors unite to protect their rights to work
A primary trade union organisation of the Free Trade Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine (FTUEU) has been recently established in the city of Shostka, Sumy region (Ukraine). People united in the Free Trade Union to defend their right to decent work. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in Shostka city, as in many other […]
Moldova-Business-Sind conducts “Together we promote gender equality in the world of work” workshop
Moldova-Business-Sind, an affiliate organisation of StreetNet International, conducted the workshop “Together we promote gender equality in the world of work”, which was implemented in the frameworks of the FLOW Project (Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women). This was held during the last week of October 2013 in Chisinau, Moldova. Representatives of Trade Union "SindLUCAS” have […]
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SOUTH AFRICA. "Cosatu throws its weight behind informal traders’ march." BD Live (25 October 2013) by Khulekani Magubane. SOUTH AFRICA. "City of Joburg to respond to traders’ grievances." SABC News (25 October 2013) by Tshepo Phagane. SINGAPORE. "Singapore’s best street food vendors." Gourmet Traveller (24 October 2013) by Pat Nourse. SOUTH AFRICA. "Durban traders want […]
International Street Vendors Day – 14th November 2013
Once again StreetNet International celebrates International Street Vendors Day and I am happy to share with you our unity towards realising the rights of all members in our sector. Last year it was a great celebration for all affiliates, most of whom were very creative and enthusiastic. We had the funds to supports posters, leaflets […]
StreetNet International participating in the International Conference “The New Trade Unions and the democratic left: Historical roots and ideological landmarks”
By Oksana Abboud, StreetNet Organiser Under the initiation of five national trade union centers: Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU), Confederation of Labour of Russia (KTR), the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), the Confederation of Trade Unions of Georgia (GTUC), the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Kazakhstan (KSPK) and also […]
The Municipality evicts street vendors from several avenues
From this Monday 50 inspectors and 50 police officers will be on the street to control the unauthorised installation of stalls. Vendors are asking for a solution so that they can continue work. Street Vendors of the main avenues were evicted by the Municipality of Montevideo who warned them that the next time their merchandise […]
L.A. council members push to end street-vending ban
By Catherine Saillant and Kate Linthicum Two Los Angeles City Council members on Wednesday called for the city to legalise street food sales and no longer penalise those who sell fried pupusas, fresh-cut fruit and bacon-wrapped hot dogs on sidewalks. The current city code prohibits selling things on sidewalks, exposing vendors to hefty fines, confiscated […]
