SEWA (Self-Employed Women’s Association)
Formed in 1972. Membership: “Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) was registered as a trade union in 1972 and since then has been organising women in the informal economy. Belonging to various trades and services, SEWA members are divided into four major categories on the basis of their work. They are home based workers, vendors, hawkers, […]
NIDAWU (Namibia Informal, Domestic & Allied Workers’ Union)
National Union of Informal, Domestic and Allied Workers in Namibia.
NEST (Nepal Union of Street Traders)
Date of creation: May 23, 2003 AIMS: protection of the rights of self-employed workers Membership: 12400 Short history: Nepal Street Vendors’ Unions (NEST) is the Federation of Street Vendors or the workers involved in street business, affiliated to the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT). The federation has been established for the protection of […]
MUFIS (Malawi Union for the Informal Sector)
Formed in 2002. Membership: Street and market vendors, hawkers and informal sector workers. Of its members, 1400 are street vendors, 500 market vendors and 150 hawkers (mobile vendors). Members pay monthly membership fees. Paid up members – 5 000. Objectives: • Protect the rights and interests of members; • Encourage full participation by members in […]
Moldova Business Sind
Date of creation: 25 November, 1989 Creation of the StreetNet International sector – October, 2009 Aims: Protecting the interests of workers in the informal economy sector, in particular – street and market vendors. Short history: Trade Union Federation “Moldova-Business-Sind” is affiliated to the National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (CNSM). Creation of the street […]
LIE (Labour at Informal Economy)
Labour at Informal Economy (LIE) is a membership based organisation for workers at the informal sector stands for empowering, supporting, protecting, sustaining, and promoting the common interests of vulnerable informal sector workers. LIE is registered under the Society Registration Act. 1860 and associated with the Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress (BFTUC). LIE represent 6,500 informal […]
LDFC (Ligue pour le Droit de la Femme Congolaise)
Membership: The LDFC is an associations of hawkers, street and market vendors as well as workers in the informal sector. It represents 1 211 members in 4 provinces which are: the city of Kinshasa, Bandundu, South-Kivu and Bas-Kongo. Aims: To effectively contribute to the defense of women and young girls, to inform them of their […]
KENASVIT (Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders)
Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT) is a national alliance of street vendors, hawkers and informal traders in Kenya. KENASVIT was formed in 2005 and registered by the Registrar of Societies in February 2006. We are a membership umbrella organisation bringing together local urban associations of street vendors, hawkers and informal […]
KOSC (Korean Street Vendors Confederation)
Membership: Street and market vendors. Organised by regions (a region has more than 50 members) and branches (less than 50 members). KOSC was formed after street vendors held a Convention to Protect Street Vendors’ Right to Live in Seoul in 1988. The KOSC is composed of more than 30 local federations which have their own […]
KTB (Kathang Tema Baits’okoli)
Formed in October 2000. Membership: The association is open to street and market traders and informal economy workers. It organises in 10 districts of Lesotho. Membership – 446 paid up members. Aims and objectives: Buying of commodities in bulk to reduce expenses eg transport; Building members’ wholesale markets; Building one team to fight for members’ […]
