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COSATU, SAMWU and African Diaspora Forum lead coalition of street trade organisations to discuss “ Operation Clean Sweep” with Joburg Metro

The City of Johannesburg continues to deny more than 6000 hawkers the right to make a living in Johannesburg CBD. COSATU, SAMWU and African Diaspora Forum(ADF) together with street trade organisations which consisted of GIDA, JOWEDET, SANTRA, NIGERIAN TRADERS UNION, ETHOPIAN TRADERS UNION, BLOCK LEADERS and ESSET met on 28 October 2013 with the Joburg […]

Sustaining food security from the streets

Mass training of street food vendors on food safety and hygiene New Delhi – More than 500 street food vendors on Monday joined the consultation and mass training program on food safety and hygiene and vowed to build their capacities towards ensuring sustainability of food security, health and nutrition. A large number of livelihood, health, […]

International Day For Decent Work

The international commemoration of Decent Work, finds Venezuela with the absence of political will to meet basic requirements On October 7th, workers around the world and their unions commemorate the Day of Decent Work. In Venezuela we are protesting outside the Public Affairs Ministry to deliver a document to the Attorney General of the Republic, […]

7th October – Day of action

For decent work Once more, we celebrate World Day for Decent Work this October 7. Framed in a deep economic and financial crisis worldwide, which has served as a pretext to even more precarious working conditions, job losses, and degraded the lives of millions of people and forced them into poverty. On this date, the […]

World Day for Decent Work – 7 October

By César García Arnal – StreetNet Secretary Millions of people will be taking action on October 7 to stand up for their rights on this day. Street vendors and informal traders will also join the workers of the world in celebration of Decent Work Day and to engage in social dialogue with their local governments […]

FUTRAND rises as a phoenix

In an unfortunate coincidence, on the International Vendors Day 2012, the administrators of the Condominium Building where FUTRAND operated threw all our belongings to the street. Almost a year ago it was very sad to face reality of our belongings on the street, without headquarters, equipment and documents. Today we can say that with pride […]

National Seminar for the Association of street vendors, market vendors and street hawkers in DRC: Participants clearly defined Terms of Reference of the mandate given to Interim Committee for the creation of a National Alliance of Vendors

With the establishment of the Provisional Coordinating Committee, one can say that a significant milestone has been accomplished for the creation of the National Alliance of street vendors, informal market vendors and hawkers in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). The seminar organised in Kinshasa in the DRC capital, which was held at the Rehabilitation Center […]

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INDIA. Street Vendors Bill to benefit all: Pawan Kumar Bansal. The Times of India (29 September 2013) by Deepak Yadav. INDONESIA. 200 Street Vendor Stalls on Jl. Palmerah Demolished. Berita Jakarta (28 September 2013). ANGOLA. Angolan journalists arrested and beaten by police. The Guardian (26 September 2013) by Roy Greenslade. ZIMBABWE. Zimbabwe: Informal Trade Is […]

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INDONESIA. 300 Street Vendors Relocated in SPBB Area Relocated . Berita Jakarta (15 September 2013). INDIA. Owning the streets. The Indian Express (13 September 2013) by Sharit K. Bhowmik. MALAWI. Meeting resolves to remove Malawi’s street vendors. BNL Times (12 September 2013) by Golden Matonga. INDIA. Implement national policy for hawkers, SC tells govt. Firstpost […]