ZCIEA loses two of their members in a tragic accident
The Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Association (ZCIEA) 1st Deputy President, Mrs Beauty Mugijima and National Information and Publicity Officer Mr Benjamin Muvhami Moyo passed away on the 4th June when their vehicle was involved in a head on collision with a haulage truck along Harare – Masvingo road in Zimbabwe. The accident occurred when […]
Street Vendors win appeal over revoked street licenses in São Paulo – Brazil
3 July 2012 Last Wednesday, June 27, the special body of the São Paulo Justice Court, comprising of 25 judges, overturned the injunction of the president of the court, Judge Ivan Sartori, who had revoked all the street vending licenses of São Paulo city, arguing that the street vendors represent a threat to the public […]
Radio Summit program which aired during the Rio+20 Summit
Blow the whistle at FIFA President, Sepp Blatter – sign the petition now!
Blow the whistle at FIFA President, Sepp Blatter – sign the petition now! Here is a short film about FIFA and its negative impact on shanty town dwellers, on street vendors and on workers. If you click on the page, you can see the video and then also ‘blow the whistle’ at Sepp Blatter. Solidar […]
STREETNET addresses the adversities faced by informal workers and their rights at International Labour Conference
11 June 2012 StreetNet, an international federation of 48 organisations of street vendors, informal market vendors and hawkers in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Eastern Europe, representing 501 178 paid-up members, wishes to acknowledge work done by the ILO to promote policies for decent work, including in relation to workers in the informal economy, since […]
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INDIA. “Vendors Still Favourite Stop Shop in Ranchi.” Times of India (27 May 2012) by Kelly Kislaya BAHRAIN. “Bahrain Mulls New Rules for Street Vendors.” TradeArabia (26 May 2012) CHINA. “Report: Chinese City Enforcers Accused of Brutality.” CNN (24 May 2012) by Paul Armstrong NIGERIA. “Patronize Hawkers and Get Prosecuted, AEPB Chief Warns.” Leadership (22 […]
StreetNet International Council gives full support to May 31st protest of Sao Paolo street vendors
26 May 2012, Bogota The StreetNet International Council, meeting in Bogota, on May 26th 2012, has been informed that the Municipal Authorities in Sao Paulo Brazil have taken the drastic decision to prohibit street vending. On Saturday, May 19, Mayor Gilberto Kassab revoked a municipal decree of 1997 that authorized street vending in Sao Paolo. […]
Blowing the whistle
StreetNet International held a campaigns meeting in cooperation with the United Workers Centre (CUT) Colombia and the General Union of Informal Workers (UGTI) in Bogota, Colombia on 21st May. The meeting agreed to give their full support for the letter sent to FIFA, written by the CUT-Brazil, StreetNet and the Gaspar Garcia Centre for Human […]
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TURKEY. “No Shouting: Istanbul Tells its Street Vendors.” Public Radio International (audio file) by Matthew Brunwasser SOUTH AFRICA. “Hawkers to Take Joburg to Court.” The Citizen Online (17 May 2012) by Malcolm Rees SOUTH AFRICA. “Informal Traders Rubbish ‘Deal’ with Johannesburg.” New Age Online (17 May 2012) by Luzuko Pongoma ZAMBIA. “Zambia’s Move to Covered […]
