Informal traders march to protest against EThekwini Municipality for better service delivery
This Wednesday, June 26, a thousand two hundred informal traders marched to protest against Ethekwini municipality for better service delivery. The march started from the Botanical Gardens and then proceeded to the City Hall, where a memorandum was given to the office of the Mayor. The march was supported by Ubumbano Traders Alliance (Ubumbano) and […]
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INDIA. "Street vendors union demands 100 vending zones." Times of India (15 June 2013) UK & SINGAPORE. "Street food, Singapore-style: a model worth copying?" NDTV Cooks (12 June 2013) by Richard Johnson via The Guardian INDIA. "Street vendors threaten protest." Indian Express (12 June 2013)
Market vendors from Ukrainian capital demand re-election of municipality
Kyiv City Organisation of the Free Trade Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine in the coalition of other organisations actively participated in the preparation and conduction of the protest action against the usurpation of power in the city of Kiev and the whole country. On June 2, despite the heavy rain, around 1500 people attended the […]
Stellenbosch Traders prevented from earning a livelihood
An affected group of displaced informal craft traders challenged the validity of their eviction from an area in Stellenbosch that they have traded upon for the past 18 years. They were evicted on the 16 January and were still looking for a place to trade and earn a decent living. Having been evicted during February […]
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SINGAPORE. "WP town council, hawkers reach agreement after meeting with NEA." (7 June 2013) by Tessa Wong And Elgin Toh ZAMBIA. "Livingstone’s street vendor relocation project successful." Lusaka Times (6 June 2013) MALAWI. "Blantyre vendors clash with Malawi police, city council: Operation Dongosolo." Nyasa Times (6 June 2013) SINGAPORE. "Hawker centres can help preserve street-food […]
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SINGAPORE. "Cleaning of hawker centres: NEA, town council war of words heats up." Straits Times (June 02, 2013) ZIMBABWE. "Chinhoyi vendors in court victory." News day (May 31, 2013) USA. "Boyle Heights Groups Receive Grant to Move Street Vendor Project Forward." EGP News (May 30, 2013) INDIA. "Khwairamband street vendors forms new body." Kangla Online […]
Xhidmat-ISH celebrates the International Day of Families
Every year the world marks an International Day of Families. This Day is scheduled for May 15 and has chooses its own social topic. So, 2013’s theme was under the title “Advancing Social Integration and Intergenerational Solidarity”. Xhidmat-ISH, StreetNet Affiliate from Azerbaijan, also marked this Day on May 15, 2013 while conducting a "round table" […]
Messages From The President Of Streetnet And The Invited Guests During The Opening Of The International Council Meeting Held In Guinea Conakry – 25 to 26 Of May 2013
The International Council meeting of StreetNet was held from May 25 to 26, 2013 in Conakry, Guinea. This statutory meeting was organised about two months after the fourth International Congress of StreetNet which was held in Santiago, Chile. The meeting took place in the hotel Mariador Palace in Conakry. The first step of the ceremony […]
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INDONESIA. “Street Vendors Kiosks Demolishment in Duri Station Ended in Chaos.” Berita Jakarta (May 26, 2013) INDIA. “Make way for street vendors.” The Hindu (May 26, 2013) by C. Gopinath INDIA. “Litti chokha, bhelpuri to wow the world.” The Hindu (May 25, 2013) by Mohammad Ali VIETNAM, LAOS & CAMBODIA. “Japan fund grants $2.5m to […]
UPTA Spain participates in the StreetNet International Council in Guinea.
UPTA Spain was represented at the StreetNet International Council held in Guinea (Conakry). The secretary of UPTA Spain on Sector Policy, César García, who was elected as International Secretary, at the Fourth Congress of StreetNet, represented UPTA Spain at this meeting and will do so successively for the next three-year term of the Executive Committee. […]
