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UNI – STREETNET Integrated Programme, April 2006-August 2008

The programme consists of:

• Exchange visits
• Negotiations workshops
• Negotiations Forums
• UNI’s AOSP capacity-building programme for qualifying UNI and StreetNet affiliates

Photos

Workshops

Left: Participants from SUSAS, SNTIN, SYNATREIN and SYNAFREIN at the negotiations skills training workshop for the informal economy workers’ organisations in Niger held in July 2006. Right: The second workshop held on 29-31 Jan 2007.

The informal economy workshops in Togo (left) and Benin (right) held in August, 2006.

Exchange Visits

Togo delegation visit to Bamako, Mali

Group photo with Les Pêcheurs Bozos de Bamako

The Togolese delegation visit to the Bamako Council

Benin exchange visit to Côte d'Ivoire 9 January-13 January 2007. Above - visit to Marché de Légumes de la R.A.N.

Field visit with Gèreants de Cabine de Cocody

Participant organisations

BENIN

• SYNAVAMAB-UNSTB
• USYNVEPID-CSPIB
• AHISSINON KPAN AKON: vendeurs et vendeuses de tissus et divers
• UMADESEB: vendeurs et vendeuses des pièces de courant électrique
• ADICOB : groupement de femmes vendeuses de fruits et légumes
• ALLOGO: vendeurs et vendeuses de cahiers et fournitures scolaires
• SYRRMAP-CSA (Syndicat des Revendeurs et Revendeuses de Parakou)
• SYTRAMAP-CSA (Syndicat des Travailleurs des Marchés de Parakou)

BURKINA FASO

• FESTRACOM
• FESBACI
• Economie informelle (PRASEI)

COTE d’IVOIRE

• COGEC (Collectif des Gérants de Cabine Cellulaire de Cocody)
• Association des femmes du Marché Gouro d’Adjamé
• Association des femmes du Marché de Treichville
• Cooperative des femmes du Marché de Marcory

GUINEE

• SYNCOTEG-USTG
• FESABAG-USTG
• CNTG

MALI

• FAFCEM (Fédération des Associations des Femmes Commerçantes et Entrepreneurs du Mali)
• RENAFED-MALI (Réseau National des Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement du Mali)
• SYNACODEM (Syndicat National des Commerçants Détaillants du Mali)
• CSTM

NIGER

• SNTIN: Vendeurs d’eau purifiée (Pure Water)
• SUSAS: Vendeurs de médicaments dans la rue
• SYNATREEN: Vendeurs de matériels électriques
• SYNAFTRIN-USTN: Syndicat national des femmes travailleuses indépendantes
• Economie informelle (PRASEI)

SENEGAL

• Association des femmes commerçantes du port
• Association des femmes ambulantes de Sandaga
• Association des femmes et jeunes de Rufisque
• SNECCS
• Dept. femmes de CNTS

TOGO

• SYNTRA GESATO
• SYNEMACOT-CSTT
• AREMEN/ NUKAFU
• SYNECTO-CNTT

StreetNet-UNI fact-finding mission to Francophone West Africa

StreetNet International Co-ordinator Pat Horn, and Zakari Koudougou, senior programme officer of the Global Union Federation UNI (Union Network International), met with organisations in eight West African countries during a two week trip from 10-25th October 2004, to gather information on informal economy organisation in the region. The fact-finding mission was the first step in a process of strengthening alliances and linkages between UNI affiliates in the commerce sector, informal economy trade union organisations and organisations of street and market traders and hawkers in Francophone Africa. During the visit, meetings were held with trade unions that are organising informal economy workers, with national trade union centres in the respective countries, and organisations of market and street vendors.

UNI-StreetNet workshop for East Francophone countries “Strengthening the capacity of the informal economy unions: strategies and plan of action in the short and medium term” was held in September 2006 in Cotonou, Benin. At the workshop a three-year programme was drafted by integrating country programmes that were prepared by participants.

NewsBox

SINGAPORE. “Young at wok: The next generation of Singapore's hawkers? ” Straits Times (May 12, 2013) by Rebecca Lynne Tan and Eunice Quek

ZAMBIA. “Zambia: Livingstone Vendors Protest Masebo's Ban.” All Africa (May 11, 2013) by Charles Sakala via Zambia Reports

INDIA. “Street Hawkers.” Press Information Bureau Governtment of India (May 08, 2013)

CHINA. “Watch: Huge brawl between Tibetan street vendors and locals on Beijing restaurant street.” Shanghaiist (May 06, 2013) by Ai Weiwei via Youtube.