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Learning about State-sponsored social protection in Kenya

A group of StreetNet affiliates had the opportunity to participate in an exposure visit in Nairobi, Kenya, to better understand the State-sponsored social protection schemes in the country. Together, we learned a lot and will now take these learnings back to our countries!

We are hiring – Organizer for the Americas

January 18, 2023

Street vendors in Kathmandu are mobilizing in mass to protest for access to public space and their right to work – we must support them in their struggle!

January 5, 2023

New Year’s Message from International Coordinator Oksana Abboud

December 26, 2022

Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional meeting – September 2022 (Bishek, Kyrgyzstan)

December 21, 2022

Highlights of the 8th WIEGO General Assembly 2022

December 9, 2022

StreetNet team visits the SEWA Academy in Ahmedabad, India

December 7, 2022

YGAP 2022: Testimony of Uthman Kaisi

November 17, 2022

StreetNet International celebrates its 20th anniversary 2002 – 2022

November 3, 2022

Collective Struggle – Amélior, France

September 29, 2022

International Council Meeting in Accra, Ghana

Azerbaijan Belarus Benin Democratic Republic of Congo Dominican Republic El Salvador Ghana Guinea Liberia Malawi Nepal Rwanda Sierra Leone Zimbabwe

September 16, 2022

Improving the Street Vendors Act: Limitations and Gaps and way forward

September 9, 2022

The Street Vendor Act in India: what is still to be achieved for women vendors

August 25, 2022

Statement on the racist murder of a street vendor in Italy

August 2, 2022

StreetNet on field visit to our affiliate NIDAWU in Namibia

July 20, 2022

Sri Lanka’s crisis is affecting the most vulnerable: StreetNet expresses its solidarity with the workers!

July 16, 2022

Collective struggle: FETTEI-CI, Côte d’Ivoire.

July 15, 2022

SNI Regional Meeting in Brazil

Brasil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua United States Uruguay USA Venezuela

July 12, 2022

StreetNet on field visit to our affiliate BOISA, in Botswana

July 11, 2022

SNI Regional Meeting in Senegal

June 16, 2022

SNI Regional Meeting in Tanzania

May 25, 2022

How organized street vendors are contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals

May 16, 2022

Labor Day in Malawi

May 4, 2022

May Day 2022: Workers in Informal Employment Demand Action So That No One is Left Behind

April 29, 2022

World Street Vendors: Economic Engine of our Cities, Continue to Battle for the Streets, with Little Access to Covid-19 Recovery Measures.

April 21, 2022

Floods in South Africa put the lives and future of street vendors at risk

April 20, 2022

Using instant messaging to empower women negotiators in the world of work

Representing informal economy workers is not an act of terrorism!

April 5, 2022

International Women’s Day in Malawi

March 15, 2022

Inspiring workers: Iryna Jaskevich

March 1, 2022

Офіційна заява StreetNet про вторгнення в Україну

February 25, 2022

StreetNet official statement on the invasion of Ukraine

Collective struggle: LIE (Bangladesh)

February 16, 2022

All you need to know about informal cross-border trade

Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cote d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Ghana Guinea Niger Sierra Leone Togo

February 14, 2022

Message from Oksana Abboud, StreetNet International Coordinator

December 29, 2021

“Legal clothes, illegal people” – how a cooperative of street vendors is fostering social change in Barcelona

December 20, 2021

We are hiring: Admin And Finance Assistant

November 17, 2021

Street vendors and other informal economy workers have proven to be essential workers – so where are our workers’ rights?

November 14, 2021

We are looking for a Media Assistant – Join our team!

November 9, 2021

Collective Struggle: UGTI (Colombia)

November 2, 2021

Street vendor violently attacked in Accra, Ghana, struggles to pay medical bills to treat injuries inflicted by local authorities

October 18, 2021

STATEMENT BY UNION OF INFORMAL WORKERS’ASSOCIATIONS (UNIWA) OF TUC (GHANA)

Visit to Street Vendor Project (New York City)

October 6, 2021

The Right to the City and informal economy workers in public spaces

October 5, 2021

Inspiring Workers: Jeanette Nyiramasengesho

September 10, 2021

Learning about social dialogue for street vendors in Azerbaijan

August 3, 2021

Meet our Youth Reporters on the Ground!

Azerbaijan Brasil Democratic Republic of Congo El Salvador Guinea Lesotho Rwanda South Africa Uganda Zimbabwe

The ILO International Labour Conference 2021: Why StreetNet stood for social security for all?

July 5, 2021

Collective Struggle: FIWON (Nigeria)

May 27, 2021

Inspiring Workers: Kumar Sapkota

May 19, 2021

We are launching a crowdfunding training program!

May 4, 2021

Investments in social and labour protections needed for economic recovery

May 1, 2021

Crowdfunding for women street vendors in Bangladesh: challenges and lessons learned

April 13, 2021

Inspiring Workers: Jamaladdin Ismayilov

April 5, 2021

Luta Coletiva: UNICAB (Brasil)

March 29, 2021

Collective Struggle: UNICAB (Brazil)

StreetNet celebrates International Women’s Day 2021!

March 8, 2021

Inspiring Workers: Angélique Kipulu Katani

Democratic Republic of Congo

March 3, 2021

Crowdfunding for women street vendors and their families in Ghana: challenges and lessons learned

Sierra Leone Traders Union [SLeTU]: Using organizational structures to organize, inform and educate informal traders to respond to the coronavirus crisis

February 22, 2021

Inspiring Workers: Annie Diouf

February 17, 2021

Crowdfunding for women street vendors in Rwanda: Challenges & Lessons Learned

February 1, 2021

3 things you should know about violence against women street vendors – and how to combat it

January 28, 2021

Inspiring Workers: Alberto Santana

Dominican Republic

January 4, 2021

Tribute to an unforgettable comrade, Fundile Jalile

December 11, 2020

5th International Congress in India Group Picture

Collective Struggle: the foundation of StreetNet International

November 8, 2020

Why invest in online workers’ education?

November 5, 2020

What COVID-19 teaches us about the Right to the City of street vendors?

October 12, 2020

Inspiring Workers: Lorraine Sibanda

October 5, 2020

6 months of pandemic: StreetNet’s response to COVID-19

September 16, 2020

Country Snapshot: India’s loan scheme for street vendors

August 31, 2020

Country Snapshot: The basic emergency income policy in Brazil

August 4, 2020

Informal traders are not criminals: stop police violence in Zimbabwe!

July 29, 2020

2 Billion Strong: Recovery Starts with Us!

July 16, 2020

Women’s leadership, COVID-19 and informal economy workers

July 6, 2020

COVID-19 and the World’s Two Billion Informal Economy Workers

May 22, 2020

STREETNET INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO COVID 19

March 24, 2020

14th of November: International Day of Street Vendors!

November 14, 2019

SOLIDARITY STATEMENT WITH IMMIGRANT TRADERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

September 4, 2019

StreetNet position on the “Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work”

June 5, 2019

6th StreetNet International Congress 2019! Unity is Our Strength!

April 1, 2019

African Trade Unions: Time for change!”

February 21, 2019

StreetNet achievements 2018 and strengthening affiliates

Kyrgyzstan Liberia Sierra Leone

December 25, 2018

Regional Workshop on direct negotiations of informal economy workers in Vietnam

December 21, 2018

StreetNet Activity with International Federation of Workers’ Education Association (IFWEA)

December 20, 2018

Welcome FETTEI-CI!! A new organization of West Africa joined StreetNet family!

December 17, 2018

BUILDING WORKERS’ POWER – CHANGE THE RULES!

December 10, 2018

Social Protection for Informal Economy Workers in Zambia: Where We Are?

November 21, 2018

Field Trip to Central America to reaffirm solidarity

Costa Rica Honduras Nicaragua

November 19, 2018

Negotiations Skills training follow up workshop for SLeTU from Sierra Leone

November 15, 2018

Breaking New Ground in Liberia

Presidential Jobs Summit – from the perspective of workers in the informal economy

November 12, 2018

Negotiations Skills Course for workers of informal economy in Honduras

November 5, 2018

Bangladesh Affiliate from field visit lenses

November 2, 2018

The Federation of Petty Traders and Informal Workers Union of Liberia – FEPTIWUL celebrates its new achievement

October 31, 2018

FAINATRASIT holds its Ordinary Congress

September 12, 2018

A Journey Towards Empowering Women Street Vendors

August 24, 2018

Informal economy in Mozambique as a determining part of the country’s development

August 21, 2018

We say goodbye to comrade Eugenio Rodriguez of Honduras

August 15, 2018

Strategic Planning and Moving Further

August 14, 2018

Newly approved StreetNet Regional Focal Points for Asia and Europe

August 13, 2018

Implementation of ILO Recommendation 204 in South Africa

August 10, 2018

StreetNet Participation in the 107th Session of the International Labour Conference

August 8, 2018

Training Workshop on Negotiations Skills and Strategy Course for Members of the Sierra Leone Traders Union (SLeTU)

July 20, 2018

The Voice for the Voiceless

February 27, 2017

Moving forward with new StreetNet International Council

January 31, 2017

Draft outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III)

January 20, 2017

ZCIEA response to Inter-Ministerial banning of Fruit and Vegetables Vendors due to Typhoid Outbreak

January 10, 2017

Happy New Year 2017!!!

January 3, 2017

Ukrainian small entrepreneurs ask to stop violence and to let them work to feed their families!

December 30, 2016

Strengthening our internal organizational democracy

December 13, 2016

Streetnet holds successful Regional Workshop in LAOS

December 6, 2016

Streetnet International President’s Message on International Vendors Day (14 November 2016)

November 14, 2016

"Sustaining current struggles to end destruction of informal homes and livelihoods and establish a credible vendors/government negotiation structure in Lagos, Nigeria"

October 24, 2016

5th StreetNet International Congress in the eyes of Admin team "A remarkable moment for StreetNet International"

October 14, 2016

El Salvador – Con diálogo negociación todos ganamos

September 28, 2016

12th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum and StreetNet-SATUCC Regional Workshop on the implementation of ILO Recommendation 204 on “Transitions from the informal to the Formal Economy”

September 26, 2016

12th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum Commission 6: Transition from informal to formal economy

September 22, 2016

Hard efforts of street vendors in Rwanda lead to positive outcomes

September 18, 2016

Negotiations and Strategy course for the organizers and leaders of street vendors and informal markets workers

August 25, 2016

Komi Kessouagni: "There is a need to reinforce the StreetNet Regional Focal Point and its responsibility regarding the affiliates"

August 23, 2016

“No city can be inclusive, equitable and sustainable without the inputs from the informal workers!”

August 16, 2016

AZIEA shows the way to monitoring levy-collection in Zambia

August 12, 2016

Promoting labour rights of Workers in the Informal Economy in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras

Costa Rica El Salvador Honduras

August 11, 2016

Informal economy in Georgia: challenges and opportunities

July 22, 2016

“Cruel Treatment Of Street Vendors” In Colombia

July 21, 2016

Aaron A Boima, National Secretary-General of SLeTU, shares some history and thoughts on ILO Recommendation 204

July 14, 2016

Statement: SAITA to host a National Day of Action march!

July 11, 2016

New Urban Agenda and perspectives for the street vendors in HABITAT III Conference

June 28, 2016

IFWEA Meeting of the Executive Committee to discuss its Strategic Plan and Education Program

June 17, 2016

Representatives of small businesses of Moldova threaten authorities with protest actions

June 13, 2016

5th Congress of Unión de Profesionales y Trabajadores Autónomos (UPTA) elects new leadership

June 8, 2016

Wisborn Malaya, Regional Focal Point Coordinator talks about his experience and challenges in the East & South African Region

June 3, 2016

New Municipality Plan to relocate street vendors in El Salvador

May 26, 2016

StreetNet marks International Workers’ Day – 1 May, 2016

May 23, 2016

StreetNet holds Negotiations and Strategy Course for the ZCIEA leaders in Harare, Zimbabwe

May 4, 2016

Training Workshop on Organising from the Bottom up

April 29, 2016

STREETNET Americas affiliates contribute to important book

Chile Colombia Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Venezuela

April 11, 2016

NASVI National Workshop on Town Vending Committee in New Delhi, India

March 31, 2016

68 Comrades of Sindicato Unificado de Locatarios de Mercados de Honduras and FOTSSIEH lost their stalls and mechandises in a fire

March 29, 2016

“The City We Want” Campaign launched in South Africa

March 22, 2016

Greetings from StreetNet International Vice-President on the occasion of International Women’s Day

March 10, 2016

Belarusian entrepreneurs are fighting for their rights, demanding the cancellation of the Decree № 222

February 23, 2016

Xidmat-ISH educates youth of Azerbaijan on the drug addiction issue and its consequences

Cities Alliance Liberia Programme Inception Workhop, 22-24 February 2016

February 5, 2016

First visit of Rwanda Kenya exchange visit

February 2, 2016

FTUEU discusses a newly adopted ILO Recommendation 204

January 14, 2016

Cambodian Trade Unions oppose adoption of a new Trade Union Law

December 10, 2015

Repressions towards unions and Street vendors in South Korea

November 24, 2015

Online crowd funding – a new experiment of StreetNet International

November 2, 2015

StreetNet affiliate from Azerbaijan helps street vendors in villages and promotes ILO Recommendation 204

October 19, 2015

Free Trade Unions of Ukraine marked a World Day for Decent Work

October 12, 2015

Nothing for us Without Us !!

September 28, 2015

Cooperation between Solidarity Center & Streetnet International: Programme launch in Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Tanzania Zimbabwe

September 23, 2015

NATIONAL WORKSHOP TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF FAINATRASIT IN TOGO

August 31, 2015

South Africa celebrates National Woman’s Day – 9 August

August 10, 2015

Country Programme in Liberia

August 6, 2015

Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204)

July 22, 2015

FTUEU holds protest action in Kyiv to oppose imposing of cash register machines

July 9, 2015

SYTRIECI, a new African Organisation, accepted as part of the StreetNet International Family

June 29, 2015

International Labour Organization adopts historical labour standard to tackle the Informal Economy

June 19, 2015

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