2nd International Congress

Brasil, 2007

The Second StreetNet International Congress was held in Atibaia, Brazil, on 21st and 22nd August, 2007. This would not have been possible without the solidarity and invaluable assistance of CUT Sao Paulo and other departments of CUT Brazil, which hosted StreetNet in the country.

Resolutions approved in the congress

From 26th to 30th March 2007 a workshop on collective bargaining in the Informal Economy, strategies and litigations for Street vendors was held in Saly, organized by StreetNet International, whose affiliates were represented by informal economy workers. Those informal economy workers: – Considering their non recognition in a legal and regulatory framework; – Considering the

This Second International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING – The need to enable StreetNet to become a big and powerful organization in the fight against poverty; – To seek StreetNet partnership with big International Institutions (E.U, U.N, global union federations (GUFs) and international Human Rights NGOs, etc.) involved in the fight against poverty; – To involve

This Second International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING 1. that many street vendors are affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, either because they have lost their employment through being HIV-positive or suffering from AIDS, or because they have to support more and more dependants as they lose breadwinners in their extended families; 2. Uganda is one of

This Second International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING 1. StreetNets affiliation to the International Federation of Workers Education Associations (IFWEA) 2. StreetNets role in monitoring and evaluation of the IFWEA Southern and East Africa project on organizing workers in the informal economy; 3. StreetNets history of collaboration at country and regional level with IFWEA affiliates WEAZ

This Second International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING 1. that StreetNet International has an extensive programme of exchange visits between affiliates, started during the first three-year plan from 2003 2005 but ongoing during the current three-year period from 2006 2008; 2. that StreetNet is involved in an additional programme of exchange visits in our joint UNI-StreetNet

This Second International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING 1. that StreetNet affiliates in certain regions have established some level of direct co-operation with each other in various ways; 2. the proposals for establishing an Asian regional structure developed by affiliates attending StreetNets Asian Regional Workshop in Nepal in November 2006; 3. the constitutional provisions already in

This Second International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING 1. the existing policy of StreetNet on Sustainability and Financial Self-Sufficiency, which states: Other means of fundraising will be identified and pursued, including: – international trade between street vendors projects in different countries; – savings and credit initiatives; – fundraising events (such as cultural events, etc.) 2. that

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