Komi Kessouagni: "There is a need to reinforce the StreetNet Regional Focal Point and its responsibility regarding the affiliates"
22 August, 2016 KOMI MENSANH KESSOUAGNI, the Secretary General of the Union of Vendors of Construction Materials of Togo (SYVEMACOT) and Coordinator of the StreetNet Regional Focal Point for West and Central Africa emphasized on the progress made since the last StreetNet Congress in 2013. Comrade Komi comes from Organization which is a founding member […]
“No city can be inclusive, equitable and sustainable without the inputs from the informal workers!”
15 August, 2016 By Oksana Abboud, StreetNet Media Officer Juliana Brown Afari, StreetNet Vice-President and WIEGO Board Member talks about her participatory experience in the third session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom3) of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), which was held in Surabaya, Indonesia on 25 -27 July, […]
AZIEA shows the way to monitoring levy-collection in Zambia
11 August, 2016 By Oksana Abboud, StreetNet Media Officer StreetNet Affiliate from Zambia, the Alliance for Zambia Informal Economy Associations (AZIEA) was launched in October 2002. Over the years, it has faced and overcome many challenges relating to the informal economy. These include the lack of government policy on the informal sector and its development; […]
Promoting labour rights of Workers in the Informal Economy in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras
5 August, 2016 On July, 2016, representatives of Sindicato de Trabajadores Comerciantes Patentados y Afines de Costa Rica (SINTRACOPEA) and Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Independientes Vendedores de El Salvador (FESTIVES), both affiliated to StreetNet Internacional, participated in the Subregional Seminar "Effective experiences of transition to formality: Lessons learned and challenges in Costa Rica, El Salvador […]
Informal economy in Georgia: challenges and opportunities
22 July, 2016 By Oksana Abboud, StreetNet Media Officer Different continents, languages and cultures but the same challenges for the informal traders around the world. Today we are going to discover another region of StreetNet family – Caucasus and talk about informal economy in Georgia. Due to high level of unemployment in Georgia, the majority […]
“Cruel Treatment Of Street Vendors” In Colombia
20 July 2016 By Pedro Luis Ramirez B. Pedro Luis Ramirez B. is a member of StreetNet International’s (SI) Audit Team which forms part of StreetNet’s Executive Committee. He is also National President of the Unión General de Trabajadores en la Economía Informal UGTI-CUT (Colombia). Below he talks about the situation of street vendors in […]
Aaron A Boima, National Secretary-General of SLeTU, shares some history and thoughts on ILO Recommendation 204
Aaron A Boima, National Secretary-General of SLeTU, shares some history and thoughts on ILO Recommendation 204 12 July, 2016 Aaron A Boima used to work as an informal trader. He became a trade unionist more than 14 years ago. Currently he serves as the National Secretary-General of the Sierra Leone Traders Union (SLeTU), a StreetNet […]
Statement: SAITA to host a National Day of Action march!
8 July 2016 The South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA) will be hosting a National Day of Action march on Wednesday, 13th July 2016. The action is to dispel the ill-held myth that informal hawkers are but of nuisance value, a perception created as a result of unjust socio-economic profiling. The informal economy is neither […]
New Urban Agenda and perspectives for the street vendors in HABITAT III Conference
23 June 2016 By Oksana Abboud, StreetNet Media Officer The HABITAT III Conference, also known as the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development is going to be held in Quito, Ecuador, on 17-20 October 2016. Since the conference will bring together a large range of urban actors including local authorities, civil society, […]
IFWEA Meeting of the Executive Committee to discuss its Strategic Plan and Education Program
By Sibailly M. Douhoure 17 June, 2016 On 29 – 30 May, 2016 a Meeting of the Executive Committee of IFWEA took place in Gothenburg, Sweden. IFWEA – International Federation of Workers` Education Associations is the international organisation responsible for the development of workers` education. It brings together national and international trade unions, workers` education […]
