4th International Congress

Chile, 2013

The Fourth International Congress of StreetNet International took place in Santiago, Chile, during 25 – 27 March 2013.

Resolutions approved in the congress

This Fourth International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING That the following regional structures were established at the Second StreetNet International Congress through StreetNet Resolution 14, with the possibility of being revised, sub-divided or added to at future International Congresses according to StreetNet’s expansion: Asia; West and Central Africa; East and Southern Africa; Americas That the following

International trade has enormous potential to stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty Informal cross-border trade is currently the main factor that links producers to international markets. In this context, cross-border trade has a function that has become very important in connecting areas with food surplus to scarcity areas, and an increasing concentration of people developing

The 4th Congress of STREETNET INTERNATIONAL NOTED: That in 10 years of existence, StreetNet participated positively in the awakening of consciousness of its members and encourage them to take responsibility in the defense of their economic and social rights, That since the last Congress, StreetNet has progressed in the organizational strategies of its affiliates and

This Fourth International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING One of the key factors maintaining the invisibility of workers in the informal economy as workers is the negative terminology widely used to describe them and their work. Terms such as “black work“, “shadow economy“, “grey work“, “scavenger“, “illegal trader” serve to negate the work

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