South African National Day of action against Labour Brokers: Call for strengthening the Social Solidarity Economy
5 March 2012 In solidarity with COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) StreetNet International calls on organisations of street vendors and informal traders in South Africa to unite with the rest of the South African working class in observing a National Day of Action against the use of Labour Brokers on Wednesday 7th March […]
For Brotherly Organizations and cooperatives institutions
We would like to inform the brotherly organizations, national and international cooperatives institutions the incident that touched the lives of more than 5.000 Honduras workers/ the markets workers in Tegucigalpa, of which 1,800 are affiliated to our federation that lost as much as they had invested on their stalls /working areas. All and each one […]
1000 vendors against $1000 fines demonstration 16th February at the City Hall at 12 p.m.
The StreetNet affiliate in USA, Street Vendor Project, in conjunction with another street vendors’ organisation !VAMOS Unidos! are organizing 1000 vendors to demonstrate against $1000 fines levied on street vendors, on 16th February, at the City Hall at 12 p.m. New York City vendors receive exorbitant fines for minor violations that have nothing to do […]
Message of Support to NASVI National Campaign for a Central Law
"20th January National Street Vendors Day of India" FEDEVAL, in a meeting of its Executive Council, unanimously agreed to issue a message of support for the initiative undertaken by NASVI, since January 20 2004, this historic date, with the objective of achieving a Law to regulate the activities of street vendors of India, a Law […]
NASVI National Day of Action for a Central Law for Street Vendors – 20th January
The StreetNet affiliate, the National Alliance of Street Vendors of India, is organising a series of activities throughout the country in order to mark the National Street Vendors’ Day on 20th January. This date was when the Government of India approved the National Policy on Street Vendors in 2004. Since then, NASVI has been campaigning […]
WCCA Brazil- CUT calls for amendment to the General Law on the World Cup to support street vendors
15 January 2012 Writing recently to the Special Commission of the National Assembly set up to review the draft General Law on the World Cup, the United Workers’ Centre (CUT) has set out a series of proposed amendments designed to provide stronger guarantees for the protection of workers’ rights. The first clause refers to street […]
Argentina: Vendors’ organisations negotiate successful outcomes at La Salada Market in Buenos Aires
After almost two years of careful negotiations with the local Municipality of Lomas de Zamora, almost 8000 stalls on the outskirts of La Salada market were dismantled and moved some 500 metres away. “This is not an eviction, it is a transfer and we have managed to negotiate work continuity and social inclusion for those […]
Universal Periodic Review, June 2012 – Brazil
National Coaliton of World Cup and Olympics Popular Committees – Human rights violations in the context of Megaevents (World Cup and Olympic Games) – JOINT UPR SUBMISSION – BRAZIL 28 November 2011 The National Coaliton of World Cup and Olympics Popular Committees is a national coaliton that brings together local and regional committees located in […]
CTCP-FNT and the Federation of traffic light workers’ press conference.
7 November 2011 The Confederation of self-employed workers CTCP-FNT and the Federation of traffic light workers called a press conference to reject an advertisement where a presidential candidate used images of traffic light vendors in a derogative and demeaning way. The comrades said they feel proud to be self-employed and pointed out that workers from […]
Decent Work in the Informal Economy – the Long Road ahead!
7 October 2011 Magorwa is a cross-border porter based in Uvira, South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is called a “mbakazI` a porter without capital to buy her own goods. Her job is to carry goods belonging to richer informal traders across the border to Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, which is 30 […]
