5th International Congress

India, 2016

The Fifth StreetNet International Congress took place in India, in 2016.

Resolutions approved in the congress

WHEREAS: In August 2015, members of StreetNet constituents of the Focal Point of Americas gathered in the city of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and using the space and financial resources of StreetNet, formed a parallel organization to the Regional structure of StreetNet Americas (Regional Focal Point), called UTREIN-IBEROAMERICA, putting at risk the unity of StreetNet.

WHEREAS: Since its founding in 2002, StreetNet International has developed a broad and sustained process of growth, affiliating numerous and various workers´ organizations located in the Informal Economy, such as street vendors, market workers and/or self-employed workers in countries, regions and sub-regions in Africa, Asia, America, and Europe. The process of organizational development of

WHEREAS: Since its founding in 2002, StreetNet International has developed a broad and sustained process of organizational growth of self-employed workers, affiliating various workers´ organizations located in production, trade and services, and promoting Social Solidarity Economy and self-management in countries, regions and sub-regions in America, Asia, Europe and Africa. The process of organizational development

Street and markets vending represent 65% of the activities of the informal sector which occupies almost 83% in Senegal. Thus, since the events; since the painful clashes between the police and street vendors in 2007, the vending situation in general and that of small traders has remained stationary. The Government and the municipal authorities have never

REALISING the importance of equal and transparent accessibility to public places for economic activities to the informal workers play in improving their economic wellbeing, NOTING the difficulties informal economy workers pass through in acquiring public trading places and the economic disadvantage they face as they unable to manage the fees demanded, OBSERVING the trend of

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