Tribute to Justice JS Verma
Former Chief Justice of India J S Verma, who headed the government-appointed committee to frame a tough law to tackle crime against women in the wake of the December Delhi gang rape incident, passed away on 22 April 2013. He was eighty years old. He had set several new benchmarks for judicial activism and accountability, […]
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KENYA. “Nakuru hawkers defy council order” Standard Digital (April 19, 2013) by Mercy Kahenda SOUTH AFRICA. “Cape Town opposed to Licensing of Businesses Bill” Politicsweb (April 18, 2013) by Gareth Bloor INDIA. “Civic bodies need to give go-ahead to vendor licences” Deccan Herald (April 17, 2013) RWANDA. “Rwanda: Former Street Vendors Find Solace in New […]
Press Conference held to discuss the Licensing Bill
The South African Traders Alliance and StreetNet International held a press conference regarding the controversial licensing bill. This was held on the 18 April 2013, at the COSATU house in Johannesburg. The Bill is being opposed due to the following reasons: No consultation with the informal trader business support No consultation with informal traders Associations […]
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INDIA. "Chowpatty-type markets for hawkers in offing." Times of India (April 14, 2013) INDIA. "Congress opposes hikes imposed by Vadodara Municipal Corporation on small vendors." The Times of India (April 13, 2013) by Sachin Sharma KENYA. "Discipline pays dividend for Nakuru youth Sacco." Business Daily (April 08, 2013) by Mercy Gakii INDIA. "Hawkers demand formation […]
StreetNet holds successful 4th International Congress in Chile
StreetNet recently held their 4th triennial International Congress in Santiago, Chile, hosted by StreetNet`s national affiliate SINTRALOC, supported by the Central Workers Union (CUT) to which SINTRALOC is affiliated in Chile. The Congress was attended by 93 delegates from forty countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe, representing a paid up membership of 567 […]
Call for support against the Controversial Licensing Bill
South African Informal Traders Alliance(SAITA) together with StreetNet will be holding a media conference on the 18 April 2013. The bill places excessively burdensome requirements on the population least able to meet those requirements – who are also those who need employment the most. Also, it imposes high administrative costs on the licensing authority by […]
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INDIA. "Revised national policy on hawkers permits juveniles." Times of India (April 05, 2013) by Linah Baliga INDIA. "Special plans in the works for Marina Beach hawkers." Express News Service (April 04, 2013) NAMIBIA. "Informal Traders are Invaluable for the Economy." AllAfrica.com (April 05, 2013) by Jackson Mwalundange SINGAPORE. "Join forces with hawkers to feed […]
Namibia: Informal Traders are Invaluable for the Economy
By Jackson Mwalundange NAMIBIA is a dual-economy country with formal and informal sectors. The formal sector is characterised by large capital outlay, formal structure, and documentation of the business entities. It is included in the economic statistics of the nation. The informal sector entities, on the other hand, are small, mostly one person, and without […]
Traders ask to be involved in decision making
By Mercy Kahenda – Kenya Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendor and Informal Traders has called on the Central and County Governments to involve informal traders in investment decisions. The traders said that involvement of small traders will help them understand projects better. They were speaking during a training of hawkers that brought representatives from […]
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CHINA. "In China, anger grows over abuse of street vendors" Washington Post (March 31, 2013) by William Wan INDIA. "Lucknow Municipal Corporation mulls law for street vendors" Times of India (March 30, 2013) by Priyanka Singh INDIA. "Pilot project to rehabilitate city hawkers begins." Hindustan Times (March 30, 2013) by Kunal Purohit MEXICO. "First actions […]
