India 2010-2009

Latest Additions

South African Informal Traders Alliance officially launches in Kimberly

Press Conference held to discuss the Licensing Bill

Namibia: Informal Traders are Invaluable for the Economy

Traders ask to be involved in decision making

South Africa - Cape Town zoning schemes and By-laws challenged in the Informal Sector

Background of Campaign

As India has become more urbanized, there is also been an increase in the number of people living in cities. The Latest NSSO Survey reports there are over 80 million people living in the cities and towns of India. For this reason, the cities are in a rush to provide modern infrastructure facilities, transport, housing, and ‘quality of life to all’. The concept of "World Class Cities" is also increasing all over the World and has made cities enter into competition with each other for capital investment, tourism, public funds and hosting events such as Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.

Obviously, such competition calls for improvements in infrastructure, transport, housing (no slums), employment, quality of life and so on but it leaves no hope for the lives of street vendors, street children

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