Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional meeting – September 2022 (Bishek, Kyrgyzstan)
From 23 to 27th September 2022 the StreetNet affiliates of Eastern Europe and Central Asia gathered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for their regional meeting. The host was the Kyrgyzstan Commerce Union. The meeting was attended by participants, representing the SNI affiliate members organizations in the region from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, guest speakers from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Statement on the racist murder of a street vendor in Italy
As StreetNet International, a global alliance of organizations of street vendors fighting for decent work free of harassment and violence, we are horrified with the murder of Comrade. Alika Ogorchukwu and demand that the perpetrator be brought to justice! On 29 July, 2022 afternoon a street vendor of Nigerian nationality, Alika Ogorchukwu (39 years old), […]
SNI Regional Meeting in Senegal
From 9th to 11th May, 2022 StreetNet International’s affiliates representatives from West and Central Africa gathered in Dakar for the first in-person meeting since before the pandemic. The occasion was the regional workshop, a unique occasion for reflecting on the current and future challenges of the region and building international ties among people and trade […]
Floods in South Africa put the lives and future of street vendors at risk
(Image credits: REUTERS) More than 400 people have lost their lives as a consequence of the floods that have hit the region of KwaZulu Natal, in South Africa, over the past week. Durban, capital of the region, is the city where StreetNet was founded and currently hosts the headquarter of StreetNet International. The natural disaster […]
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 […]
