StreetNet affiliate from Azerbaijan helps street vendors in villages and promotes ILO Recommendation 204
In the framework of creating favorable conditions for street traders, Federation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan "Xhidmat-ISH" started negotiations with the local municipal authorities. According to the negotiations, there are already first small, but successful results. The municipalities of the village Vandam, Gabalinsky district and village Kharkhar, Gadabeksky district have been working on installing facilities […]
Free Trade Unions of Ukraine marked a World Day for Decent Work
7 October 2015 Kyiv, Ukraine Free Trade Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine (FTUEU), StreetNet affiliate, in cooperation with other branch organizations affiliated to the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU), participated in the events dedicated to the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW). In addition to small entrepreneurs, representatives of railway workers, pilots, […]
Nothing for us Without Us !!
Informal workers from the sectors of street vendors, home-based workers, taxi workers, fishermen and waste pickers, attended a mass meeting at the Gandhi Luthuli Hall at the Denis Hurley Centre in Durban on 19 August 2015, to discuss the lack of progress in an ILO Project on Decent Work in eThekwini Municipality, involving all 5 […]
Cooperation between Solidarity Center & Streetnet International: Programme launch in Tanzania and Zimbabwe
Streetnet International and its two affiliates in Tanzania and Zimbabwe were invited to participate in the Solidarity Center’s planning meeting for the informal economy grant covering Zimbabwe and Tanzania, Â held in Harare, Zimbabwe from 7-10 September 2015 The meeting witnessed the participation of: The representatives of the participating unions, Tanzanian Union of Industrial and […]
NATIONAL WORKSHOP TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF FAINATRASIT IN TOGO
The activity took place at Tsévie, in a city situated at 40km north from Lomé the capital of Togo.Thirty three (33) leaders among which twenty two (22) women from Lomé and from Tsévié participated in the works of this seminary. The participants are informal market and street vendors, craftsmen, hairdressers, tailors, mechanics and jewelers. The […]
South Africa celebrates National Woman’s Day – 9 August
Statement by the Acting President of SAITA on the commemoration of National Woman’s Month 2015. Dearest women of this Wonderful, Magnificent and Energetic Nation. History is peppered with amazing women from all walks of life who have impacted upon the lives of their fellow human beings. Mother Theresa, Albertina Sisulu, Marie Curie, and Eva Peron […]
Country Programme in Liberia
The Cities Alliance, a global partnership for urban poverty reduction and the promotion of the role of cities in sustainable development will fund a project for National Petty Traders’ Union of Liberia, StreetNet’s affiliate, by January 2016. The main objective is to improve inclusive economic growth and strengthen the capacity of NAPETUL to negotiate with […]
Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204)
Many of StreetNet’s affiliates worked hard in preparation for the discussion at the International Labour Conference in 2014 and 2015 for the adoption of a new ILO Convention on this topic – and StreetNet delegates participated in these discussions. What did we achieve? Overview: Good and not so good! GOOD ! The Recommendation contains many […]
FTUEU holds protest action in Kyiv to oppose imposing of cash register machines
In Ukraine, there have been protests of workers of small and medium businesses to oppose a so called “tax reform”. Free Trade Union of Entrepreneurs of Ukraine (FTUEU), StreetNet Affiliate, also actively participated in the protest actions. A main idea is that it’s not the first time in the history of Ukraine’s independence, when the […]
SYTRIECI, a new African Organisation, accepted as part of the StreetNet International Family
SYTRIECI, (Syndicat des travailleurs indépendants de l’économie informelle). is a Trade Union of Independent Workers of Informal Economy. SYTRIECI was formed for the protection and promotion of rights and the well being of Independents Workers. It is apolitical and non-denominational. SYTRIECI has been founded official in February 23rd, 2014 at Kigali- Rwanda. Objectives Defend the […]
