International Labour Conference, Geneva
8 June 2009 In the wake of mass protests against the proposed forced relocation of 7 000 – 10 000 informal workers in and around the Warwick Junction Early Morning Market, the following call was made at the 98th session of the International Labour Conference of the ILO to bring local governments into global economic […]
Geneva – ILO Conference, Geneva – “Bring local Government into global economic recovery plans”
5 June 2009 In the wake of mass protests against the proposed forced relocation of 7000 – 10 000 informal workers in and around the Warwick Junction Early Morning Market, a call was made by the International Co-ordinator of StreetNet International on behalf of WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising) at the 98th […]
Geneva -“Local governments turn a blind eye to the global jobs crisis in their preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup”
12 June 2009 98th Session of the International Labour Conference Address to Plenary On behalf of WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organizing) and the international federation of organizations of street vendors, informal market vendors and hawkers, StreetNet International, I would like to congratulate the Director-General of the ILO on his excellent report on […]
Cape Town: UNITED GREEN POINT TRADERS ALLIANCE – Chaos as displaced street traders queue for permits
14 March 2009 The scene on Saturday 16h00 at Blackpool hall in shelly road Salt River resembled a food line at a UN compound in an impoverished African country. That people were forced to wait in queues in the sweltering heat for a chance to register was an injustice. That the registering authority (GPFTA) could […]
Johannesburg: World Class Cities FOR ALL Campaign partners meeting- Civil Society Organizations Gather in Johannesburg to Strategize for 2010
17-19 March 2009 By Laura Roberts, StreetNet International intern From March 17 to 19th, 2009 over 30 different civil society organizations gathered in Johannesburg for the National Campaign meeting of World Class Cities for All (WCCA), organised by StreetNet International. StreetNet`s WCCA Campaign exists to ensure that the FIFA World Cup 2010 is successful and […]
Cape Town: Cape Town: United Green Point Traders Alliance (UGPTA) protests the municipality has not played the game
14 February 2009 When the construction of the new 2010 stadium in Green point Cape Town, was underway the city under the leadership of the DA and ID, promised that all the current informal traders (at Green point market) would be given alternative accommodation to trade, and that when the 2010 soccer world cup was […]
Durban – Warwick Market vendors forced to relocate: Thousands of informal workers possibly affected
24 February 2009 By Laura Roberts, StreetNet International intern A long-awaited meeting organised by the local municipality of Durban on 18th February, 2009, called by the City Manager presented re-development plans that are being fast-tracked to meet deadlines linked to FIFA World Cup in 2010. The City Manager, Mike Sutcliffe, informed street vendors` associations about […]
Durban: Street Vendors` Protest Letter to eThekwini Municipality
7 January 2009 City Manager. Strategic Projects and 2010 Programme. Business Support. iTRUMP. Intersite. Warwick Junction Redevelopment Process We place on record our extreme concern that significant redevelopment of Warwick Junction is being considered without a meaningful process or consultation. This omission started in 2006 with the commissioning of the latest Warwick Junction Framework Plan […]
India: WCCA Campaign appeal to Commonwealth to review policies towards urban vendors during the Commonwealth Games to halt further evictions
25 June 2010 NASVI commenced the second phase of its World Class Cities for All Campaign n February 2010. The campaign is scheduled to end in August just before the start of the Commonwealth Games which take place in New Delhi in September. As in the case of South Africa, the sporting event has been […]
0.7% of the profits for urban development – a new goal for FIFA?
25 June 2010 “Why don`t FIFA and the South African Local Organising Committee set themselves a new goal? They should recognise their responsibility for the loss of income of street vendors and informal traders during the World Cup. At the very least, 0.7% of the profits from the World Cup should be channelled into development […]
