Collective struggle: FETTEI-CI, Côte d’Ivoire.
This new episode of Collective Struggles features the Fédération des Travailleuses et Travailleurs de l’Economie Informelle de Côte D’Ivoire – FETTEI-CI, the confederation of informal economy workers of Cote d’Ivoire. The conception of FETTEI-CI dates back to 2017, while the actual organization was created in 2018. We had the pleasure to interview Mme. Marcelline Adopo, […]
SNI Regional Meeting in Brazil
On May 23, 24 and 25, 2022, the StreetNet International Americas Regional Meeting took place in São Paulo, Brazil.
StreetNet on field visit to our affiliate BOISA, in Botswana
In June 2022, Jane Masta – Organizer for East and Southern Africa – and Margarida Teixeira – Communication and Media Manager – conducted a field visit in Gaborone, Botswana, to learn more about the work of our affiliate, the Botswana Informal Sector Association (BOISA), about the challenges they are facing and opportunities that we can […]
SNI Regional Meeting in Tanzania
From May 3rd-5th, StreetNet affiliates of Eastern and Southern Africa came together in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, for their first regional meeting after the start of COVID-19 pandemic. It was hosted by TUICO, StreetNet affiliate in Tanzania, and resulted in three productive days of discussion, planning and building solidarity.
How organized street vendors are contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals
Street vendors and other informal traders are often stigmatized and criminalized due to their work and disproportionately impacted by global issues such as inequality and climate change. However, they have an important role to play in reaching sustainable development goals and are already positively impacting their communities and fostering sustainable change.
World Street Vendors: Economic Engine of our Cities, Continue to Battle for the Streets, with Little Access to Covid-19 Recovery Measures.
To understand the impact of the pandemic on street vendors around the world, over 600 international, national and local news articles published between July 2020 and November 2021 were analyzed. While in some places street vendors were recognized as essential service providers, they have continued to experience harassment in the form of violence, evictions and […]
Using instant messaging to empower women negotiators in the world of work
From August to November 2021, under the leadership of Oksana Abboud, International Coordinator of StreetNet International, Senior Advisor Pat Horn and Organizer for West and Central Africa, Evelyn Benjamin-Sampson, facilitated a course for women negotiators members of our affiliate organization SLeTU, based in Sierra Leone. StreetNet has developed a curriculum for negotiation courses for a […]
International Women’s Day in Malawi
On 8th March every year, the world celebrates the International Women’s Day (IWD) in which they commemorate the life of every single woman around the world. During this day, women around the world gather in different places to celebrate the victory of their existence. In an interview, some women in Malawi expressed their views on […]
Inspiring workers: Iryna Jaskevich
Iryna Jaskevich is the fearless chairwoman and leader of VMESTE (a word that can be translated as “together”), a trade union from Belarus representing self-employed market and street vendors. As for the last congress of StreetNet, she has been elected member of the International Council. Iryna lives and fights in Belarus, a country whose political […]
Collective struggle: LIE (Bangladesh)
A few weeks ago, we had a chat with Repon Chowdhury, chairperson of LIE (Labour of Informal Economy), StreetNet’s affiliate from Bangladesh, who told us about the history, achievements and the current struggles of its organisation. LIE representatives have been involved with StreetNet since our foundation in 2002. Since then, street vendors from Bangladesh have […]
