From vulnerability to resilience: street vendors in Malawi in the age of climate change
As climate change intensifies, street vendors in Malawi face unprecedented challenges. Heat stress, flooded markets, and unpredictable income threaten their very existence.
Informal Economy Market Vendors: A Lifeline for Many Malawian
Surviving in the informal economy: the journey of Selemani, one of Lwanda Market small-scale market vendors. Selemani’s journey among market vendors According to recent research, a significant portion of Malawi’s population relies on the informal economy for their livelihood. To gain insight into this phenomenon, Robert Selemani, one of the small-scale market vendors at Luwanda […]
StreetNet Regional Meeting of West and Central Africa in Togo
From 29th July 2024 to 1st August 2024, Streetnet International’s affiliates from West and Central Africa met for a regional meeting in Lome- Togo, hosted by FAINATRASIT( Faîtière Nationale des Travailleurs du Secteur Informel du Togo). The meeting was attended by around forty members of its affiliated from Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Crafting a future for street vendors’ power: reflections from the SNI Strategic Meeting 2024
From 10th to 13 th August 2024 members and leaders of StreetNet International (SNI) gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to reflect on their 20-year journey and chart a course for the next four years.
Empowering eSwatini’s Informal Economy: A Conversation with CIEAES’ National Coordinator, Mathokoza Sikhondze
The Coalition for Informal Economy Associations in Eswatini (CIEAES) is one of the new affiliates organizations that recently joined StreetNet, officially becoming part of our global alliance in March 2024. It is based on eSwatini, a small country in southern Africa, bordering Mozambique and South Africa. We had a chat with comrade Mathokoza Sikhondze, National […]
StreetNet attends the SADC Peoples’ Summit: a more united voice for street vendors in the Southern Africa region
A delegation of StreetNet worker leaders participated in the 44th Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) People’s Summit, on 15-16 August 2024 held in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the heart of Southern Africa’s development and economy lies the group that forms the backbone of many economies—informal economy workers.
StreetNet attends the SADC Peoples’ Summit: a more united voice for street vendors in the Southern Africa region
A delegation of StreetNet worker leaders participated in the 44th Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) People’s Summit, on 15-16 August 2024 held in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the heart of Southern Africa’s development and economy lies the group that forms the backbone of many economies—informal economy workers.
Comas’ street vendors are battling against institutional violence in Peru’s capital
The extreme actions of an elected mayor in one of the most populous districts of Lima are denying thousands of street vendors of their basic rights and driving them into poverty. But street vendors are fighting back. The residents of the bustling Chacra Cerro neighborhood in Lima’s Comas district were still celebrating the New Year […]
StreetNet at the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference
We once again amplified the voices of street and market vendors at the International Labour Conference, the highest-level tripartite forum where workers, employers and governments negotiate on and adopt international labour standards.
Street vendors representatives meet for their regional meeting in Kampala, Uganda
StreetNet International affiliates from Southern and East Africa gathered in Kampala, Uganda for their regional meeting, from 18th to 21st May 2024. This meeting was hosted by Workers in the Informal Economy Network Uganda (WIENU), which is theStreetNet affiliate in Uganda.
