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. […]
Case opened against police by informal traders in Durban for assault
Last week ten vendors have laid charges of assault claiming they were kicked and punched by the police during a raid when they allegedly confiscated corn, as they did not have permits. They said that the police also used pepper spray on them. According to the Mzwandile Mvula, General Secretary of ACHIB(African Co-operative for Hawkers […]
Metro cops `punched` mealie vendors
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SOUTH AFRICA. “Vendors now have a voice.” The New Age (May 20, 2013) by Zandisile Luphahla EGYPT. “Cairo Chamber of Commerce rejects Governorate decision to provide places for 2,000 unlicensed street vendors.” Daily News Egypt (May 18, 2013) by Anaam Al-Adawi INDIA. “ Delhi Police makes India Gate out of bounds for visitors and vendors, […]
New York Street Vendors Displaced by Bike-Share Want Their Voices Heard
By SARAH GOODYEAR As the racks for the Citibike bike-share program have been installed around New York in recent weeks, New Yorkers have become aware of their public spaces in a whole new way. Suddenly, people are feeling proprietary about the sidewalks they usually walk over without thinking. Many of the complaints about the new […]
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SINGAPORE. “Young at wok: The next generation of Singapore’s hawkers? ” Straits Times (May 12, 2013) by Rebecca Lynne Tan and Eunice Quek ZAMBIA. “Zambia: Livingstone Vendors Protest Masebo’s Ban.” All Africa (May 11, 2013) by Charles Sakala via Zambia Reports INDIA. “Street Hawkers.” Press Information Bureau Governtment of India (May 08, 2013) CHINA. “Watch: […]
South African Informal Traders Alliance officially launches in Kimberly
The formation and launch of the South African Informal Traders Alliance is indeed an historic event and one without precedent. This has taken place in Kimberely, were there will be a two day workshop on the 15 and 16th of May. It is the culmination of many months of behind the scenes planning and deliberations […]
Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) hosts “Strengthening African People’s Organisations and NGOs” workshop in Durban
StreetNet International welcomed their affiliate SEWA as they touched ground in Durban this week. 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 five countries are selected in Africa. South Africa is one of the countries […]
