Press room
If you are a journalist or a reporter, here you can find all the information about StreetNet to include in your article, podcast or video piece. Part of our mission is also to spread awareness in the media about the informal economy, the role of street vendors and their contribution to the labour movement.
Reach out to us if you:
- Want to include StreetNet prespective into your media work and need background information
- Are looking for stories on the global labour movement, the informal economy, the activities and struggles of street vendors
- Need tips or contacts for your story
- Want to improve your knowledge of informal economy or are interested in how to cover stories regarding street vendors using a non- stigmatising and non – criminalising language.
Downloadables & materials
Press releases
Here you can find all the press releases related to events and initiatives involving StreetNet.
Global organizations representing 2.1 million informal economy workers call for a just transition at the International Labour Conference
Conference in Lagos, Nigeria, aims to propose solutions for social protection for informal economy workers
Street vendors of the world meet in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 7th International Congress of StreetNet
Street vendors in Kathmandu are mobilizing in mass to protest for access to public space and their right to work
StreetNet International celebrates its 20th anniversary
Infographics
StreetNet organisational structure
Press mentions
Productivity Centre, FIWON, Streetnet set to train informal sector on productivity techniques, Nigerian Tribune, July 2023
Invisible’ informal workers rally for a role in green movement, Reuters, June 2023
Lagos conference to explore social protection for informal economy workers, Coop News, June 2023
Conference In Lagos, Nigeria, Aims To Propose Solutions For Social Protection For Informal Economy Workers, Africa.com, June 2023
Confab seeks social protection for informal workers, Guardian Nigeria, June 2023
World street vendors to rally for protection at congress in Kigali, Rwanda Post, April 2023
Street Vendors Of The World Meet In Kigali, Rwanda, For The 7th International Congress Of StreetNet, Africa. com April 2023
For France’s 3m ‘precarious workers’, retirement age row is a sideshow, EUObsever, March 2023
Aren’t we workers, too? Ms. Magazine, March 2023
Organising women workers during war and beyond, WIEGO Blog, Febraury 2023
Street vendors to organize mass protest against KMC’s harassment on January 9, Republica, January 2023
Why is it difficult to meet Mayor Balendra Shah?, Kathmandu Post, January 2023
NEST organizes marches across Nepal to protest against ‘KMC’s highhandedness’, Republica, January 2023
hələ də həllini tapmayan problemlər, November 2022.
STREETNETINTERNATIONAL – 20 ЛЕТ!, ВЫШКА–94, November 2022
Global alliance of street vendors celebrates its 20th anniversary, Sahara Reporters, November 2022
В Азербайджане намерены развивать уличную и рыночную торговлю, Mir Azerbaycan, November 2022.
Secteur informel : La FAINATRASIT commémore les 20 ans de Streetnet International sous le signe de la protection sociale, Le Tabloid, November 2022.
RS estará representado em encontro continental de ambulantes, camelôs e feirantes, Brasil de Fato, May 2022
“There is no women movement without informal economy workers”, by Angelique Katani Kipulu, Equal Times, March 2022
“Street vendors are essential workers: where are our rights?”, by Lorraine Sibanda, Euronews, December 2021
More than 2 billion workers make up the informal economy, The Guardian, November 2021
Meet the Women Leading the Global Fight for Workers’ Rights in the Informal Economy, Time, November 2021
Battered by crises, working women in developing countries demand inclusion, CGTN, November 2021
Lay-offs contribute to informal sector growth, The Namibian, February 2022
Developing world economies hit hard by Coronavirus, BBC News, April 2020
Europe undocumented migrants eat once a day to survive the pandemic, Trtworld, May 2020
Workers’ right in informal economies, Open Democracy, October 2019
Jo’burg “clean sweep” is a dirty affair, Mail & Guardian, October 2013
StreetNet protest over “clean up” of vendors, The Zimbabwean, October 2017
Gallery
Visit our picture gallery on Flickr, where you can explore amazing images of street vendors around the world.
See some examples here!
Durban beachfront African Street Market, South Africa. Photo by Bobby Marie.
Ouakam, Dakar, 27 January 2022. Photo by Marta Moreiras: www.martamoreiras.com/
Durban – Flea Market – Durban Workshop Flea Market is located at Samora Machel St,Durban Central, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal. Photo by Bobby Marie.
Press Contacts
We look forward to hearing from you and help you construct great stories that give a platform to informal economy workers and street vendors.
You can reach out to
Margarida Texeira, Media manger media@streetnet.org.za
Irene Doda, Media assistant media.assistant@streetnet.org.za