World Class Cities for All (WCCA) press conference on Warwick Early Morning Market crisis
29 July 2009 The Press conference, held at Justice Hall, Diakonia Centre, Durban, was addressed by the following WCCA Partners` representatives: 1. Pat Horn, Co-ordinator Street Net International. 2. Veliswa Mqhokwana – Siyazizamela vendors` organisation (representing vendors who were displaced by the Umlazi Mega-City Mall) 3. Sagie Naidoo – Early Morning Market Traders` Association 4. […]
Message of solidarity to Durban WCCA from UNISON Community & Voluntary Branch, Ireland
31 July 2009 The UNISON Community & Voluntary Branch, Ireland, extends our support and solidarity to your campaign and wishes you all the success in your protest on 31st July 2009. To object to a model of economic growth which defines its success in terms of rising levels of inequality and poverty for those in […]
Durban: Warwick Early Morning market traders decided to close the market themselves today when city officials denied entry to traders who did not have permits.
3 June 2009 Harry Ramlal, EMM Committee Chairperson said many African traders do not have permits, and that to put a stop to the city’s efforts to divide traders, all market traders walked out to join those who were refused entry outside in protest. This comes ahead of a meeting with City Manager Mike Sutcliffe […]
Durban: Removal date of market traders is postponed
1 June 2009 "Removal date postponed. Market traders will go, vows city", by Sinegugu Ndlovu, The Mercury, Edition 2 THE eThekwini Municipality says that ratepayers would have had to fund the development of Durban`s Warwick Junction if it had not been for private developers. This after a tense clash between Metro Police and Early Morning […]
Durban: Negotiations with City Manager – “Yes to Development that includes informal traders and no to demolition of Early Morning Market”
4 June 2009 WCCA Campaign task team negotiations meeting on Memorandum of Demands was held yesterday (3rd June 2009) at Durban City Hall at 2.30-pm. WCCA Campaign task team representatives comprised EMM Market Association, Informal Traders` organisations, SACP leadership, COSATU provincial leadership, SANCO, AMAFA, School of Development Studies, UKZN. The city was represented by city […]
International Labour Conference, Geneva
8 June 2009 In the wake of mass protests against the proposed forced relocation of 7 000 – 10 000 informal workers in and around the Warwick Junction Early Morning Market, the following call was made at the 98th session of the International Labour Conference of the ILO to bring local governments into global economic […]
Geneva – ILO Conference, Geneva – “Bring local Government into global economic recovery plans”
5 June 2009 In the wake of mass protests against the proposed forced relocation of 7000 – 10 000 informal workers in and around the Warwick Junction Early Morning Market, a call was made by the International Co-ordinator of StreetNet International on behalf of WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising) at the 98th […]
Geneva -“Local governments turn a blind eye to the global jobs crisis in their preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup”
12 June 2009 98th Session of the International Labour Conference Address to Plenary On behalf of WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organizing) and the international federation of organizations of street vendors, informal market vendors and hawkers, StreetNet International, I would like to congratulate the Director-General of the ILO on his excellent report on […]
Cape Town: UNITED GREEN POINT TRADERS ALLIANCE – Chaos as displaced street traders queue for permits
14 March 2009 The scene on Saturday 16h00 at Blackpool hall in shelly road Salt River resembled a food line at a UN compound in an impoverished African country. That people were forced to wait in queues in the sweltering heat for a chance to register was an injustice. That the registering authority (GPFTA) could […]
Johannesburg: World Class Cities FOR ALL Campaign partners meeting- Civil Society Organizations Gather in Johannesburg to Strategize for 2010
17-19 March 2009 By Laura Roberts, StreetNet International intern From March 17 to 19th, 2009 over 30 different civil society organizations gathered in Johannesburg for the National Campaign meeting of World Class Cities for All (WCCA), organised by StreetNet International. StreetNet`s WCCA Campaign exists to ensure that the FIFA World Cup 2010 is successful and […]
