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WORLD. “Life on the Street: Vendors Around the Globe.” Nextcity (March 17, 2013) INDIA. “Hawkers to get 351 galas in 11 municipal markets.” DNA India (March 16, 2013) by Vishwas Waghmode CHINA. “Watch: Outrage after Xiamen chengguan attack street vendors.” Shanghaiist (March 15, 2013) By Jean Cao Junchen. INDIA. “Karnataka`s first micro credit society for […]
South Africa – Cape Town zoning schemes and By-laws challenged in the Informal Sector
A Coalition of organisations has been formed to challenge the City of Cape Town, on its recently promulgated By-Laws that seeks to unify the fragmented multiple zoning schemes under one single zoning scheme. The coalition consists of the following organisations: Western Cape Informal Traders Coalition, the Somali Association of South Africa, COSATU Western Cape, PASSOP, […]
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INDIA. "The Spring Blast of Street Foods from Bihar at the Dilli Haat INA, New Delhi from 15 March to 22 March, 2013." NASVI (March 12, 2013) INDONESIA. "Semarang to build flea market to manage street vendors." The Jakarta Post (March 10, 2013) by Ainur Rohmah CHINA. "Guangzhou hawker’s rough treatment in front of her […]
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 […]
