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 […]
World Class Cities for All Campaign moves to Brazil for the World Cup 2014
19 – 21 July 2010 The World Class Cities for All Campaign was officially passed onto the Coordination of Social Movements (CMS) and the CUT Brazil during the handover ceremony on July 20th in Port Elizabeth, in the presence of the Executive Mayor of Port Elizabeth, Zanoxolo Wayile. Pat Horn,on behalf of StreetNet International and […]
The Elders call for fair play for street vendors
http://www.theelders.org/media/news/fair-play-street-vendors Fair Play for Street Vendors Ela Bhatt 11 Jun 2010 | www.theElders.org Today, more than half of the global population lives in urban areas. In developing countries, the majority of the urban population is poor and ekes out a living by working in the informal economy. For the urban working poor, limited opportunities for […]
Rustenburg informal traders defend their right to trade during FIFA World Cup in second round of battle with Municipality
4 June 2010 Street vendors in Rustenburg who earlier this week won a challenge against their eviction from the streets by the Rustenburg municipality were notified on Thursday that they must appear in the High Court in Mafikeng to respond to the Municipality again on Monday. World Class Cities For ALL (WCCA) Campaign organiser, Paul […]
Informal Trading march to protest the policies of the City of Cape Town on Thursday 3 June 2010 beginning at 10h00 from Kaizergracht and marching to the city offices.
3 June 2010 Mitchells Plain Traders are meeting at 7h00 in the Mitchells Plain Town Centre. Under the banner of the Western Cape Informal Traders Coalition, traders throughout Cape Town are staging a march against the city regarding evictions, intimidation and harassment by law enforcement, unjust administrative action and exclusion because of the FIFA World […]
International Labour Day
1 May 2010 Fair Games, Fair Trade Cape Town city rolls out plan for informal traders during the FIFA Games World Class Cities For All Campaign spokesperson Nkosinathi Jikeka said today that the decision taken by Cape Town City to extend opportunities to informal traders during the FIFA World Cup Games was welcome. "The WCCA […]
May Day 2010 is being celebrated just 42 days before the kick-off of the long-awaited African FIFA World Cup
1 May 2010 StreetNet International In South Africa, May Day 2010 is being celebrated just 42 days before the kick-off of the long-awaited African FIFA World Cup. In India, May Day 2010 is being celebrated 6 months in advance of the Commonwealth Games which will take place in Delhi in October. What do the workers […]
International Labour Day -StreetNet calls on host cities to work with vendors’ organizations so that FIFA games benefit the urban poor – not just McDonalds
1 May 2010 "Football fans are not travelling to South Africa just to eat McDonalds and Starbucks which they can get back home. But the FIFA Local Organising Committee has set up exclusion zones where South African vendors, and our migrant communities, providing authentic African food have no place. Instead it’s the big food chains, […]
International Labour Day – Workshops on the problem of Xenophobia to be hosted in Pretoria and Cape Town
1 May 2010 The World Class Cities For All (WCCA) Campaign is requesting firm commitments and action from municipal authorities to address the needs of the urban poor so as to halt more attacks against foreigners. "Host cities should establish consultation mechanisms with representative associations of the informal economy so as to ensure that the […]
