Defending the rights of informal economy workers with disabilities: the case of UGSEIN in Niger
People with disabilities work in the informal economy, too. We were recently in Niger to discover the work of our affiliate UGSEIN who organizes over 500 workers with physical disabilities.
StreetNet position on the “Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work”
108th Session of the International Labour Conference: Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work Position Paper on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work This document is based on the recommendations of the Parallel Commission on “Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work”, which convened during […]
The Federation of Petty Traders and Informal Workers Union of Liberia – FEPTIWUL celebrates its new achievement
By Sibailly Douhour, StreetNet Organizer On September 27th, 2018 FEPTIWUL, StreetNet’s affiliate in Liberia, represented by Comfort Dorion, Chairlady, signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Monrovia City Corporation, MCC. This agreement is the second after the first one which was signed in 2014. This time FEPTIWUL leaders and members were prepared as they […]
Hard efforts of street vendors in Rwanda lead to positive outcomes
9 September, 2016 Jeannette NYIRAMASENGESHO, President of Syndicat des Travailleurs Independents de l’Economie Informelle (SYTRIECI), StreetNet affiliate from Rwanda, clarifies the situation of street vendors in her country, namely after the spread of news in social media by Rwanda local government about construction of 12 mini markets for approximately 8000 former street vendors in Rwanda […]
StreetNet marks International Workers’ Day – 1 May, 2016
Happy International Workers’ DAY! International Workers Day, also known as Labour Day – is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on the 1st May! StreetNet Affiliates around the world mark this Day every year in different ways: from holding meetings to […]
International Labour Organisation to address the future of the Informal Economy
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will hold its annual International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva from 1 to 13 June, 2015. The ILC event will be expected to include the participation of an estimated 3000 delegates from 185 member countries. Worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO’s 185 member States will tackle a wide […]
