Crafting a future for street vendors’ power: reflections from the SNI Strategic Meeting 2024
From 10th to 13 th August 2024 members and leaders of StreetNet International (SNI) gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to reflect on their 20-year journey and chart a course for the next four years.
StreetNet attends the SADC Peoples’ Summit: a more united voice for street vendors in the Southern Africa region
A delegation of StreetNet worker leaders participated in the 44th Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) People’s Summit, on 15-16 August 2024 held in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the heart of Southern Africa’s development and economy lies the group that forms the backbone of many economies—informal economy workers.
StreetNet attends the SADC Peoples’ Summit: a more united voice for street vendors in the Southern Africa region
A delegation of StreetNet worker leaders participated in the 44th Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) People’s Summit, on 15-16 August 2024 held in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the heart of Southern Africa’s development and economy lies the group that forms the backbone of many economies—informal economy workers.
Street vendors representatives meet for their regional meeting in Kampala, Uganda
StreetNet International affiliates from Southern and East Africa gathered in Kampala, Uganda for their regional meeting, from 18th to 21st May 2024. This meeting was hosted by Workers in the Informal Economy Network Uganda (WIENU), which is theStreetNet affiliate in Uganda.
Regional Meeting of Asia in Kathmandu, Nepal
From January 29th to February 2nd of 2024, StreetNet Asian affiliates gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, for their annual in person regional meeting. We used this time together to develop a regional strategy and to get to know each other, strengthening our international solidarity!
StreetNet stands in solidarity with FENTRAVIG and the workers of Guatemala
Street vendors of Guatemala have joined the national strike to fight for their democratic rights. StreetNet International stands in solidarity with them and all the workers of Guatemala.
StreetNet establishes a regional platform of demands for social protection issues in Africa
We organized a regional conference on social protection for informal economy workers with WIEGO and FIWON, our Nigerian affiliate, in Lagos (Nigeria), where we designed a regional platform of demands with our affiliates and key partners, such as the Platform for Social Protection and ITUC Africa, to ensure the protection of all African workers. The […]
StreetNet participates at the 111th Session of the International Labour Conference
StreetNet International along with other global organizations of informal economy workers participated at the International Labour Conference, focusing on just transition and labour protection, from 5-16 June 2023.
May Day 2023: Workers in informal employment demand a just transition to a low carbon future
Organizations representing over 2.1 million workers in informal employment around the world call on governments to prioritize the future of this essential workforce, as policymakers respond to the climate crisis, amid the soaring cost of living. Labour policies and social protection systems designed to help us grapple with climate-related disasters are critical to our survival […]
YGAP 2022: Visiting Community House in Cape Town
Cape Town is South Africa’s mother city. It is the home to Table Mountain and beautiful beaches, among other interesting things. It is also in this city where we find some historically notable places and as well as being home to many of South Africa’s fallen heroes. Of all the places, Community House is the […]
