Labour at Informal Work Economy (LIE) Celebrates International Women’s Day
Around one hundred female members from different affiliated organisations of the Labour at Informal Economy (LIE) joined to form a human chain at the front of Dhaka Press Club, Dhaka to celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8 March. It coincided with the campaign theme “Eliminate Violence Against Working Women” The day was observed by […]
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NIGERIA. "Nigeria: Abuja’s Booming ‘Market Bridges’." All Africa (March 02, 2013) by Amina Alhassan and Malikatu Mukaila INDIA. "Hawkers’ union plans rally on March 8." Hindustan Times (March 02, 2013) KENYA. "Kenyan Street Vendors Will Vote for Peace." Huffington Post (March 01, 2013) by Caroline Elliot BORNEO. "Move immediately to temporary site – SMC." The […]
The significance of International Women’s Day
By FEDEVAL, PERU "International Women’s day" is celebrated on 8 March, and is a day of recognition of women as makers and their struggle for liberation and equality. During this day, we also re-affirm our commitment to self-employed workers to implement policies that are equal between women and men. FEDEVAL would like to strengthen the […]
Street Vendors Win!!!!
City Council Decreases Fines for Street Vendors VAMOS Unidos and SVP members celebrate after passing of Intro. 434 After a coordinated effort between street vendor organisations; VAMOS Unidos and Street Vendor Project, the City Council voted to decrease certain street vendor fines from $1000 to $500. This is a monumental win, as it reverses most […]
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KENYA: "Ole Nasieku appointed into MSE board." Hivisasa (February 24, 2013) By Shaleen Mwasia INDIA. "Hyderabad blast ripples hit vendors." Times of India (February 24, 2013) by Maria Akram PHILIPPINES. "Vendors face forced eviction and food insecurity." Scoop World (February 23, 2013) Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA. "Hawkers to get IDs and […]
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INDIA. “SC had a solution 28 years ago.” Hindustan Times (February 17, 2013) by Kunal Purohit YEMEN. “Secretariat and street vendors disgree over designated markets.” Yemen Times (February 17, 2013) by Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki SAMOA. “Samoa PM calls on police to stop chasing away street vendors. ” Radio New Zealand International (February 17, 2013) INDONESIA. […]
Livingstone street vendors urged to cooperate with council to keep the city clean
Government has appealed to street vendors and marketers in Livingstone to cooperate with the Livingstone City Council to keep the city clean, ahead of the United Nations World Tourism (UNWTO) General Assembly scheduled for August this year. Local Government and Housing Minister Emerine Kabanshi made the appeal in Livingstone yesterday when she inspected selected developmental […]
Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center
21 February 2013 Dear friends, For years, I have told you about our campaign to lower the $1,000 fines that our members receive for small infractions. I’m sure you are tired of hearing it. Well, guess what? Today, we learned that NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn is supporting our bills! They will receive a vote […]
Role of street trader needs to be better understood
Jonathan Crush – New Age Food security is primarily about affordability rather than production, which is why levels of hunger and malnutrition in South Africa`s cities are alarmingly high despite the abundance of supermarkets and other food outlets. The African Food Security Urban Network found in its studies – of food security levels in 11 […]
Awareness Raising Campaign on International Women Day On “Domestic Workers’ Rights”
From 1st March to 15th March 2013 Submitted by Independent Democratic of Informal Economy Association (IDEA) I. INTRODUCTION International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialised world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. 1908: Great unrest and […]
