StreetNet team visits the SEWA Academy in Ahmedabad, India
From 14th to 19th October, the StreetNet team gathered in Ahmedabad, India, for a four-day visit to the Self Employed Women’s Association Academy (SEWA). We were happy to be accompanied by Maya Gurung, president of NEST (Nepal) and Member of the International Council. The goal of the visit was to be exposed to the activities […]
Learning about State-sponsored social protection in Kenya
A group of StreetNet affiliates had the opportunity to participate in an exposure visit in Nairobi, Kenya, to better understand the State-sponsored social protection schemes in the country. Together, we learned a lot and will now take these learnings back to our countries!
YGAP 2022: Testimony of Uthman Kaisi
This year’s Youth Globalization Awareness Programme’s theme was Education for empowerment: Crafting an internationalist approach to the neo-nationalism. This programme was conducted from 15th October to 30th October 2022. Youth Reporter Uthman Kaisi, from MUFIS (Malawi), attended the programme on behalf of StreetNet.
StreetNet International celebrates its 20th anniversary 2002 – 2022
The history of the creation of StreetNet International is first and foremost the story of a global class struggle, blossomed and grown into a transnational democratic organisation. The mission of StreetNet is to represent and bring together the issues of street and market vendors across the world – the issues of a category of workers […]
Collective Struggle – Amélior, France
The most recent StreetNet affiliate is Association Amélior, which is based in France. Amélior was founded in 2012, with this year marking its tenth year of existence. It has been founded to represent and defend the rights of street vendors and waste pickers and recyclers in the country. Currently it has around 700 members, mainly […]
International Council Meeting in Accra, Ghana
The leadership and staff of StreetNet International came together in Accra, Ghana, for a series of meetings that brought together our leaders and team from across the world.
Improving the Street Vendors Act: Limitations and Gaps and way forward
About the author: Tuba Junaid is currently in her final year of a Masters’s in Public Policy at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. She is a graduate of English literature and Economics from Aligarh Muslim University, India. Before coming to LKYSPP, she worked extensively in grassroots India establishing a […]
The Street Vendor Act in India: what is still to be achieved for women vendors
With this article we kick off a mini-series of analysis blog on the Street Vendors Act, an Indian legislation of 2014. This first episode is dedicated to the women vendors and the impact of this legislation on their livelihoods About the author: Tuba Junaid is currently in her final year of a Masters’s in Public […]
StreetNet on field visit to our affiliate NIDAWU in Namibia
In June 2022, Jane Masta – Organizer for East and Southern Africa – and Margarida Teixeira – Communication and Media Manager – conducted a field visit in Windhoek, Namibia, to understand the current context for labor rights in Namibia and the work of our affiliate Namibia Informal, Domestic & Allied Workers’ Union (NIDAWU), in cooperation […]
Sri Lanka’s crisis is affecting the most vulnerable: StreetNet expresses its solidarity with the workers!
The current situation is affecting the most vulnerable among citizens in a disproportionate way. We had the chance to talk with Mr GVD Tilakasiri, President of the Free Trade Union Development Centre, a coalition of trade unionists and activists working towards protecting basic human and democratic rights and establishing social security and welfare of the […]
