The Voice for the Voiceless
21 February, 2017 Jeannette Nyiramasengesho, StreetNet International Council Member and a President of SYTRIECI, StreetNet Affiliate from Rwanda, shares experience on working with refugees in her country. Sister Jeannette states: “Here in our country we continue our work for informal workers even if it is not an easy task, but we try to be the […]
Promoting labour rights of Workers in the Informal Economy in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras
5 August, 2016 On July, 2016, representatives of Sindicato de Trabajadores Comerciantes Patentados y Afines de Costa Rica (SINTRACOPEA) and Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Independientes Vendedores de El Salvador (FESTIVES), both affiliated to StreetNet Internacional, participated in the Subregional Seminar "Effective experiences of transition to formality: Lessons learned and challenges in Costa Rica, El Salvador […]
Greetings from StreetNet International Vice-President on the occasion of International Women’s Day
8 March, 2016 As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I bring you my sincere greetings from the StreetNet International as your Vice-President and a Board Member of the WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing). We will continue to look after our home family and also to fight for our rights and our two […]
History of International Women’s Day – Past and Present
International Women’s Day commemorates the struggle of women for their participation, on equal terms with men, in society and in their full development as persons. In 1977 in the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed the International Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early […]
