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 […]
International Labour Conference of the ILO – April 2012
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INDIA. “Tehbazari Issue: After Traders, Vendors Upset by New Delhi Municipal Council’s Move.” Times of India (12 May 2012) by Risha Chitlangia NIGERIA. “Corruption: Environmental Board Sacks 15 Squad Members.” Leadership (8 May 2012) by Nkechi Isaac GHANA. “KMA Reinforces Decongestion Exercise.” MyJoyOnline (7 May 2012) by Kofi Adu Domfeh SINGAPORE. “Bukit Merah View Hawker […]
Joburg refuses moratorium on confiscation of Street Traders` stock
In a meeting held last week Friday, Senior Johannesburg Metro Police Officer, who reluctantly gave his name as Isaac Peter Dlepho refused to have a moratorium on confiscation of street traders possessions as requested by SANTRA. Xolani Nxumalo, head of the informal trading management unit then questioned the presence of a legal team and other […]
