Brazillian Campaign against the criminalisation of informal traders
StreetNet launches New Manifesto and hosts Social Solidarity Workshop
StreetNet launched a new manifesto campaign and hosted a social solidarity workshop. These two activities were part of the Flow project. This was held in Lome, Togo from the 13-15 April for affiliates from Ghana, Benin and Togo Launching of the StreetNet International New Manifesto Campaign This launching ceremony took place in Lomé, Togo on […]
Xhidmat-ISH hosts Capacity Building Workshop
With the support of StreetNet and the FLOW Project, Federation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan "Xhidmat-ISH" organised a capacity building workshop on the topic "Forms, methods and tactics of negotiation" in Baku city, Azerbaijan. The workshop was facilitated by an experienced ILO trainer, Vsevolod Barbanyagra. Twenty-seven trade union activists attended the workshop, 16 of whom […]
Lift the cap on NYC’s street vendors
The number of permits for street vendors hasn’t budged since 1981, the year Prince Charles married Princess Diana Many New Yorkers are mourning the closure of Cinnamon Snail, the city’s most popular food truck and reigning Vendy Award winner, after it was forced to shut off its engine earlier this month. Hundreds of fans lined […]
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ZIMBABWE. First Lady`s Empathy On Vendors Misunderstood. All Africa (13 March 2015). She reminded the police officers that some of them had qualified to join the force because their mothers had sent them to school from the proceeds of street vending. UK. Street traders` petition passes 5,000 mark. Essex County Standard (13 March 2015) by […]
UPTA reinforces its European presence with integration into the European Federation of Independent Professionals (EFIP)
Madrid, 25 March 2015 – As of last Friday, the Spanish Union of Professionals and Self-employed Workers (UPTA), forms part of the European Federation of Independent Professionals (EFIP); an organisation that represents the interests of the more than 25 million self-employed Europeans. UPTA will represent Spain in the Federation, which includes organisations from countries such […]
Street Vendors leaders decries deteriorating situation on the ground
New Delhi – India: Calling the Municipal Bodies “shameless”, Street Vendor leaders from all the Municipal Bodies today expressed grave concern about the continued harassment and eviction of markets in Delhi. Intensity of issuing challans and confiscation of goods has increased considerably across all the Municipal Bodies despite orders issued by the new Government. The […]
Moldova-Business-Sind holds Social Solidarity Economy Workshop
On February 25-28, 2015, at the sanatorium Bucuria-Sind Ltd., the Federation of Trade Unions Moldova-business-sind held a workshop on “Social Solidarity Economy”. The activity was also attended by representatives of the trade union of workers of trade, public catering, consumer cooperatives, hotel and restaurant services SindLUCAS (IUF affiliate). Thirty two representatives of primary trade union […]
History of International Women’s Day – Past and Present
International Women’s Day commemorates the struggle of women for their participation, on equal terms with men, in society and in their full development as persons. In 1977 in the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed the International Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early […]
Dialogue Starts between Self-employed Workers and Political Forces
By Trabajo Decente Escuela On the 17 January marked the initiation of the dialogue between the merchants and vendors of the Informal Sector and the majority of the political forces in the country. The forum was organised by the National Vendors` Unit (UNV), which was attended by the San Salvador mayoral candidates from the following […]
