Sexto Congreso Internacional

El Sexto Congreso Internacional de StreetNet tuvo lugar en Kirguistán, del 9 al 12 de abril de 2019.

Resolutions approved in the congress

Resolution 36: Inclusive organising

This Sixth International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING that In relation to StreetNet’s founding policy on Class & Gender Organisation, which says “StreetNet will remain committed to focus primarily on the needs of the poorest street and market vendors and hawkers” a basic contradiction is emerging in the behaviour of some of StreetNet’s affiliates. After many […]

Resolution 37: Extension of Social Protection Coverage to Informal Economy Workers

NOTING That informal economy employment and activities has grown the world over, and that more than 80% of the world population survive through economic activities in the informal economy either in planned or unplanned areas. The insecurity, precarious working conditions, and lack of access to appropriate risk. management tools which helps in cautioning the impact […]

Resolution 38: StreetNet International Coordinator succession

This Sixth International Congress of StreetNet: NOTING the current International Coordinator has remained in StreetNet on a voluntary basis beyond her retirement age in terms of the StreetNet Working Conditions, due to the lack of financial and human resources available in StreetNet in 2015 and 2016 ; the current Organiser/Educator has remained in StreetNet on […]

Resolution 39: Informal Cross-Border Trade

This Sixth International Congress of StreetNet: Noting that the people of West Africa have been trading and peacefully relating among themselves for centuries before colonialism, Also noting that informal cross border trade accounts for a significant proportion of trade and commerce among the peoples of West Africa, involving the participation of millions of people of […]

Resolution 40: Participation by Regional Focal Points in meetings of the ExCo

This 6th International Congress of StreetNet: Whereas: Given that, since its founding in 2002, StreetNet International has been growing in its number of affiliates in different regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe. In this growth process we have witnessed the creation, since 2007, of the Regional Focal Points in the different regions for […]

Resolution 41: Support for the workers of Venezuela who have migrated in recent years to other countries as a result of the ongoing economic crisis

This 6th International Congress of StreetNet: Whereas: That the massive migration of Venezuelan workers has resulted in the saturation of sources of work in developing countries, and the discontent of workers in their home countries, among other problems. Resolves: In accordance with Constitution of StreetNet regarding the protection of self-employed workers, border workers and migrants: […]

Resolution 42: New Urban Agenda and The City We Want

This Sixth International Congress of StreetNet: Acknowledging the beneficial provisions of the New Urban Agenda and The City We Want for informal workers But noting the following challenges informal workers face despite these positive provisions in the New Urban Agenda: Street vendors and other informal workers all over the world are hard pressed to access […]

Resolution 43: The Future of Work

This 6th International Congress of StreetNet: Whereas: Considering the challenges of the ILO in the Future of Work, it is important that national and local governments give recognition to self-employed workers in the informal economy; In the absence of public policies of national and local governments, more unemployment is generated in the labour world, which […]

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