Police crack down on street vendors in DR Congo
Authorities in Kinshasa have launched a crackdown on street vendors who sell their wares along the capital’s avenues. Though this was presented as a "pedagogical" operation, police ended up destroying and burning stalls on Wednesday morning. One of our Observers filmed them in action. Launched on December 11, this operation is part of a citywide […]
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INDIA. "Biometric cards for hawkers soon." Times of India (20 December 2013) CONGO. "Police crack down on street vendors in DR Congo." France24 (20 December 2013). SOUTH AFRICA. "Hawkers, Joburg still at odds despite court ruling." Business Day Live (20 December 2013) by Khulenkani Magubane. INDIA. "Street vendors try to storm Assembly." E-Pao (18 December […]
StreetNet International delegation’s mission to Southeast Asia
By Oksana Abboud, StreetNet Organiser On December 1-8, 2013 StreetNet International sent a delegation of five people to South East Asia (Mekong region) – to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. With assistance of OXFAM Belgium in Laos and in Vietnam, the agenda for StreetNet delegation was successfully implemented. To expand StreetNet presence in the Mekong region, […]
The Social Security tool in Brazil (MEI) and its relation with street vendors
By Maira Vannuchi In Brazil we have a recently created social security policy towards the informal workers. The federal government implemented this formalising policy in 2008 during the second term government of PT (Workers` Party). The MEI, abbreviation of Individual Micro Entrepreneur, is a registration that offers many benefits to informal workers. Simple, inexpensive and […]
Traders Win!! – Evicted Johannesburg traders can return to inner city, court rules
By Franny Rabkin The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that Johannesburg’s lawful informal traders can return to their stalls on the streets of the inner city and continue trading, after a morning of argument. Members of the South African Informal Traders Forum (SAITF) and the South African National Traders Retail Association, some of whom have […]
Johannesburg informal traders await Constitutional Court ruling
By Franny Rabkin, 05 December 2013 Johannesburg’s lawful informal traders will know by today afternoon whether they will be entitled to go back to their stalls on the streets of the inner city and continue trading, after a morning of argument in the Constitutional Court. Members of the South African Informal Traders Forum and South […]
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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 […]
