Comas’ street vendors are battling against institutional violence in Peru’s capital
The extreme actions of an elected mayor in one of the most populous districts of Lima are denying thousands of street vendors of their basic rights and driving them into poverty. But street vendors are fighting back. The residents of the bustling Chacra Cerro neighborhood in Lima’s Comas district were still celebrating the New Year […]
Austerity policies, political instability and repression damage the most vulnerable
StreetNet International stands in solidarity with the people of Kenya during these challenging times of civil unrest and riots. We are particularly concerned about the impact this turbulence has had on street vendors, who are an integral part of Kenya’s urban economy.
Why hawkers in Bangladesh are showing the red card to authorities
Hawkers in Bangladesh are engaged in a nation-wide campaign led by the workers’ organization Labour at Informal Economy (LIE) to have a national policy focused on street vending and demand a stop of violence and extortion.
The Zimbabwean government evicts informal economy workers in a new wave of violence against its citizens
Evictions of informal traders on a mass scale are happening in various provinces. Our affiliate ZCIEA is organizing against this wave of state violence. StreetNet calls for an immediate stop to all evictions and for equitable negotiations.
Defending the rights of informal economy workers with disabilities: the case of UGSEIN in Niger
People with disabilities work in the informal economy, too. We were recently in Niger to discover the work of our affiliate UGSEIN who organizes over 500 workers with physical disabilities.
Organizing women street vendors in Burkina Faso
Women street vendors in Burkina Faso constitute the majority of workers in our sector. Our affiliate SYNAVFL organizes fruit and vegetable vendors across the country. We visited them in July 2023, and we learned more about their work on the ground.
Street vendors fight for social protection in Cambodia
Feature image by Enric Català We met with Samphous Von, the Deputy Secretary General of IDEA, (Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association) StreetNet’s affiliate in Cambodia, to talk about the challenges of street vendors in the country, especially with regards to social protection. IDEA is an established trade union in Cambodia (18 years old this […]
The StreetNet team visits Association Amélior in France
In February 2023, members of the StreetNet team visited our affiliate organization in France, Association Amélior, and discovered how they are organizing vendors in Paris and Marseille. Protecting a profession at risk Founded in 2012, Amélior represents the recyclers, waste pickers and second hand street sellers in the Paris Metropolitan area and in Marseille, the […]
Country Snapshot: India’s loan scheme for street vendors
In June 2020, the Indian government launched the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi scheme (or PM SVANidhi Scheme, for short), funded by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The goal of this scheme, according to Prime-Minister Modi, to promote the holistic development and economic upliftment of street vendors. Amar Kharate, StreetNet International organizer […]
Country Snapshot: The basic emergency income policy in Brazil
On July 16, Maíra Vannuchi, organizer for the Americas for StreetNet International, presented a case study of the implementation of basic emergency income policy in Brazil in a side event organized by Global Platform for the Right to the City, during the High Level Political Forum 2020. The event was called “Fulfilling SDG11 & the […]
