A historic day for Street Vendors
By Mohammad Ali Balwant Singh, a vegetable seller at Jangpura market, has been waiting for this day since 2011 when he found out that a legislation to protect street vendors` livelihoods was in the offing. With a radiant smile on Friday, as the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill-2012 was […]
StreetNet President Mr Oscar Silva invited to participate as a guest speaker at the “First International Social Responsibility Congress” in Argentina
StreetNet President, Mr Oscar Silva was invited as guest speaker at the “First International Social Responsibility Congress” This will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, later this year in October. Mr Silva would be expected to participate as a speaker at the Congress, on the 15 October, in the panel discussion titled: “Decent work and […]
Latin America Regional Event and FLOW project
With the help of the Netherlands Government through the FLOW project, the Second Regional Meeting of the Workers and Social Solidarity Economy of the Americas is taking place at Managua Nicaragua. This event is discussing strategies on the regions on SSE and Leadership for Women. It is from 25 – 29 August 2013. It is […]
Street vendors prepare back up plan in Jakarta
As the Jakarta administration is urging all street vendors in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, to move into Block G of Tanah Abang market, at least 150 vendors have registered themselves to city-owned market developer PD Pasar Jaya, according to an executive. Finance director of PD Pasar Jaya Warno said on Tuesday that his firm had […]
Send thousands of postcards to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for passage of Street Vendors Bill in monsoon session
NASVI appeals to the public to send postcards to Congress President Sonia Gandhi for passage of Street Vendors Bill in monsoon session National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) calls upon all its member organisations, friends, supporters and well wishers to send postcards to the Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi for introduction and passage […]
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GHANA. Hawkers Takeover Major Streets In Accra . Spy Ghana (24 August 2013) by Prosper Agbenyega. NAMIBIA. Namibia: Ondangwa Illegal Street Vendors Face Eviction. All Africa (21 August 2013) by Hileni Nembwaya. SUDAN. Sudan: ‘Street Vendors Ousted From South Darfur Capital’ – Report. All Africa (19 August 2013) via Radio Dabanga. INDIA. Legal framework sought […]
StreetNet Welcomes SEWA during their Field Visit to South Africa
StreetNet International welcomed their affiliate SEWA (Self – Employed Women’s Association) during their field visit to Durban from the 14-19 August. They have also been to Johannesburg. SEWA, an organisation based in India has been selected by the Government of India for the implementation of a project called “Strengthening African People’s Organisations and NGOs.” where […]
Gas attack on the market "Barabashovo" of Kharkiv city (Eastern Ukraine) continues
The confrontation between the administrations of the Kharkov market "Barabashovo" and a trade union group continues. This was mainly because the local trade union did not agree to pay additional fees, that was not specified in the contracts. On August 14, 2013 traders of "Barabashovo" market which is where the primary trade union organisation unites […]
Position Statement from the Women Cross Border Traders Forum on Mainstreaming Gender in the SADC Regional Trade Policy and the Tripartite Free Trade Area Policy Framework
Johannesburg, 11th July, 2013 We, the Women representatives of Informal Cross Border Trader’s Associations (ICBTs) drawn from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe met in Johannesburg, South Africa for the Women Cross Border Traders Forum on Mainstreaming Gender in the SADC Regional Trade Policy and the Tripartite Free Trade Area Policy […]
The Quetzaltenango Workers` Union, (UTQ), Manifests To National And International Public Opinion
The Quetzaltenango Workers` Union, (UTQ), situated in the City of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. UTQ is a NON-PROFIT institution founded with the objective and purpose of supporting all honest workers, independent of the sector to which they belong, whether they are individuals, unionised, organised, confederated or popular organisations. The purpose and objective of the UTQ is to […]
