“The City We Want” Campaign launched in South Africa
StreetNet affiliate, Ubumbano Traders’ Alliance, together with members of SASEWA (South African Self-Employed Women’s Association), representatives of minibus-taxi drivers, conductors and washers, and Abahlali base Mjondolo shack dwellers’ organisation, launched “The City we Want” Campaign in Durban, on Wednesday, 9 March 2016. They were supported by Executive Committee members of SAITA (South African Informal Traders’ […]
Greetings from StreetNet International Vice-President on the occasion of International Women’s Day
8 March, 2016 As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I bring you my sincere greetings from the StreetNet International as your Vice-President and a Board Member of the WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing). We will continue to look after our home family and also to fight for our rights and our two […]
Belarusian entrepreneurs are fighting for their rights, demanding the cancellation of the Decree № 222
Irina Yaskevich, Chairwoman of the Trade Union of Entrepreneurs "Together", an affiliate of the StreetNet International from Belarus, shared how entrepreneurs from Belarus are struggling for their rights to keep their jobs demanding the cancellation of the Decree № 222 "On regulation of entrepreneurship activity and the sale of goods by individual entrepreneurs and other […]
Xidmat-ISH educates youth of Azerbaijan on the drug addiction issue and its consequences
Recently, on February 19, 2016, Xidmat-ISH, StreetNet affiliate from Azerbaijan, held a training workshop for youth in Baku Business College on the theme "Fighting drug addiction." 250 young boys and girls attended the activity. “The theme is very relevant, as the age of addicted is getting younger. It is a big danger for the health […]
Cities Alliance Liberia Programme Inception Workhop, 22-24 February 2016
StreetNet International and its affiliate in Liberia (NAPETUL) and WIEGO (Women in Informal Economy: Globalizing and Organizing) will participate in the programme inception workshop for the Cities Alliance Liberia programme from 22-24 February at Monrovia City Hall. According to the concept note for the meetings, the workshop will provide Cities Alliance members and partners active […]
First visit of Rwanda Kenya exchange visit
StreetNet International and EATUC (East African Trade Union Confederation) organised a programme of exchange visits between their affiliates in Kenya and Rwanda. The first visit took place in Rwanda from November 9th to November 12th 2015. The purpose of exchange visits was to learn more about the organizations’ experiences. KENASVIT was the visiting organization with […]
FTUEU discusses a newly adopted ILO Recommendation 204
In December 2015, in the framework of the Solidarity Center Project in Ukraine, Free Trade Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine (FTUEU), affiliated to the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) and StreetNet Affiliate, hosted one-day workshop “ILO Recommendation 204 as a tool to improve the lives and working conditions of informal workers”. The […]
Cambodian Trade Unions oppose adoption of a new Trade Union Law
StreetNet International, which represents more than 550 000 street/market vendors and hawkers from 52 affiliated organizations from 49 countries along with International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and other Global Union Federations, is deeply concerned with the current situation in Cambodia which happened around the content of the proposed Draft of the Trade Union Law. Independent […]
Repressions towards unions and Street vendors in South Korea
StreetNet International which represents more than 550 000 street/market vendors and hawkers from 52 affiliated organizations from 47 countries throughout the world is deeply concerned with the current situation in Seoul and considers the crackdown done by Korean government against the street vendors and other trade unionists unacceptable and those which violate human, workers` and […]
Online crowd funding – a new experiment of StreetNet International
Dear all You may already be aware that since January 2015, StreetNet has been operating with no office, using virtual space, with a small team of three voluntary and very part-time people and a part-time bookkeeper. But we have managed to keep up with our work of making an international impression at the level of […]
