Negotiation dynamics in Côte d’Ivoire: how can workers in the informal economy make the difference
In April 2024 StreetNet organized a negotiation skills workshop in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Informal economy workers have the power and the ability to influence policy at every level.
StreetNet stands in solidarity with Brazilian street vendors affected by deadly floods: climate change is a class issue!
Southern Brazil has been hit by a devastating flood earlier this month, and the destruction and damage is persisting. Dozens of towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul have been turned into rivers, more than 140 people have lost their lives and over 600,000 have been displaced from their homes.
Call for Researchers: The Impact of Climate Change on Street Vendors in Cambodia, Laos, & Vietnam
StreetNet is now calling for experienced researchers for an exciting new project focusing on the impact of climate change on street vendors in the Asia region.
Why hawkers in Bangladesh are showing the red card to authorities
Hawkers in Bangladesh are engaged in a nation-wide campaign led by the workers’ organization Labour at Informal Economy (LIE) to have a national policy focused on street vending and demand a stop of violence and extortion.
Why are street vendors so important? A perspective from Bangladesh
Street vendors play a crucial role in caring for their families, communities, and cities in numerous ways:
Earning a living from selling sweets – A perspective from Malawi
Being a street vendor is an act which is prohibited in many parts of the world. Authorities criminalize this work, but many people find it important. Not just for the street vendors themselves, but the people of the community and sometimes even the government.
The labour of care, resistance and street vending: how a couple of worker leaders balanced it all
Street vendors might not be the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about care work, which is broadly defined as any form of work related to caring for others, either directly (e.g. feeding a baby) or indirectly (e.g. cleaning). But as workers who are unrecognized by most governments and without adequate […]
Regional Meeting of Asia in Kathmandu, Nepal
From January 29th to February 2nd of 2024, StreetNet Asian affiliates gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, for their annual in person regional meeting. We used this time together to develop a regional strategy and to get to know each other, strengthening our international solidarity!
Message for the New Year 2024 from International Coordinator, Oksana Abboud
Here we are again – at the end of one more year! A year, full of events and activities for all of us, a year which has already become a part of our institutional history and a great story of triumph that we wrote together and in solidarity!
Join our global contest for the best street vendor emoji!
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