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 […]
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.
Labor Day in Malawi
On 1 May each year, the world remembers all people who are working on different works and in different places in the day called Labour’s Day.
May Day 2022: Workers in Informal Employment Demand Action So That No One is Left Behind
We, organizations of workers in informal employment across the world, call on governments at all levels to partner with us on relief. Informal work accounts for more than 61% of all global employment – some two billion workers – and in developing countries, we make up 90% of total employment. Governments need to take note: […]
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 […]
