Street Vendors & Market Traders

Location, Location, Location: The Life of a Refugee Street Barber in Durban, South Africa

Choma Choma Nalushaka made an arduous journey from war-torn Congo to South Africa—then waited years for his family to join him. He has established...

Embracing Uncertainty: Young People on the Move in Addis Ababa’s Inner City

‘An area that governs itself ’: Informality, uncertainty and the management of street vending in New York CityPlanning Theory

Laws governing street vending in New York City are confusing, convoluted, at times contradictory and difficult to enforce with any sort of...

Case studies of collective bargaining and representative forums for street traders

Here StreetNet shares a variety of case studies from around the world about street traders and collective bargaining.

Street Politics: Poor People’s Movements in Iran

Street Traders and the Emerging Spaces for Urban Voice and Citizenship in African Cities

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Street Trade in Kenya: The Contribution of Research in Policy Dialogue and Response

Paper for panel entitled “Urban Responses to Street Traders: A Comparative Perspective from India, Kenya, ...

ILO In-Focus Initiative on the Informal Economy Promoting Decent Work for Street Vendors: Case Report on Lima, Peru

Manuscript submitted to the International Labour Organization

Part I: The Making and Unmaking of a Model Market for Street Vendors

Informal workers in Kenya and transnational organizing: Networking and leveraging resources

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