StreetNet meets with the Madrid City Council
On Friday August 2, the International Secretary of StreetNet, César García, and the Director General of Madrid Emprende, Iñaki Ortega, held a meeting in which StreetNet was introduced to the head of the City Council as an organisation with a global presence. The Madrid City Council, through its Madrid Emprende organisation, is very conscious of […]
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INDIA. Your bhel poori is set to get a brand. DNA India (27 July 2013) by Gargi Gupta. MEXICO. Mexico Outraged At Video Of City Inspector Humiliating Young Tzotzil Street Vendor (VIDEO). The Huffington Post (26 July 2013) by Mark Stevenson via AP. INDIA. Experts highlight potentials of street food sector. Business Standard (25 July […]
Destroyed by Fire, a Market Struggles to Rise from the Ashes
By Sharon Benzoni Accra – Kantamanto’s back in business. Just three months ago, a field of rubble was all that remained of the large, beloved market that deals primarily in secondhand clothes imported from the U.S., Europe and China. The market, a confusing labyrinth of stalls, had been leveled by fires and government demolition trucks. […]
Nepal Street Vendors Unioun(NEST) organises workshop on Women leadership development training
NEST has organised a three day training workshop on "Women leadership development training " in Kathmandu. The aim was to Enhance the leadership skills of Women Street Vendors, share and discuss the Code of Conduct on Violence against women and strategise to expand membership. There were 44 participants. Among them, 3 were male and 41 […]
Professionalising Street Food and Creating new possibilities
The street food advocacy campaign gained momentum last Thursday with street food representatives, food, health and nutrition experts and social entrepreneurs asserting at a national consultation organised by the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) here in Delhi that the country needs to tap the huge potentials of street food vending sector for […]
Of Mandela Day and Mealies
By Tasmi Quazi ‘ One of Mandela’s greatest statements on social justice. Image Source: here. 18 July 2013 marked the 95th birthday of former President, Nelson Mandela, revered as “Tata” (Father) of the nation, and it marks the fourth International Mandela Day since November 2009. The campaign’s message is simple; Mandela gave 67 years of […]
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SINGAPORE. "PM Lee launches $5m fund for Singaporeans to capture country’s heritage. INDIA. "Fighting for the right to vend on the street." KENYA. "High rent in Nairobi City pushes traders to the streets." CHINA. "China fruit vendor killing causes outrage." INDONESIA. "Street vendors reject move." PHILIPPINES. "Market vendors storm City Hall." RWANDA. "What second life […]
UPTA has constituted the National Federation of Street Traders in Madrid, aiming to dignify and professionalise their activities.
Madrid – In 2007, the year with the latest official statistics, there were a total of 181,567 market stalls, identifying, in communities higher than 300 residents, up to 2,854 markets that gave work to more than 150,000 people in Spain. Street trading is between 4 and 7% of the total retail trade in Spain. In […]
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AFGHANISTAN. "National Dialogue on Rights of Street Vendors." CNN iReport (13 July 2013) by Naweed Yousufi PHILIPPINES. "Caloocan gives vendors the ‘orange lanes’ to prevent traffic jams." Philippine Daily Inquirer (14 July 2013) by Nathaniel R. Melican INDONESIA. "Jokowi wants subordinates to relocate street vendors." The Jakarta Post (13 July 2013) by Corry Elyda and […]
Lack of response from EThekwini Municipality regarding requests for better service delivery and working conditions for Informal traders
On June 26, over a thousand informal traders marched to protest against Ethekwini municipality for better service delivery and working conditions for informal traders. Ubumbano Traders Alliance delivered a memorandum to the Mayors Office on behalf of the informal traders. Ubumbano and Phillip Sithole from the Business Unit agreed to have a meeting. This has […]
