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Ronak Chhabra
‘Restart Weekly Markets or Compensate for Livelihood Loss’: Street Vendors Protest in Delhi
24 Jul 2021
Street vendors have taken to the streets as they say they were pushed to poverty due to closure of weekly markets in the national capital.
Ronak Chhabra
Delhi Lockdown: For Street Vendors, a Worse ‘Repeat’ of Last Year’s Ordeal
03 May 2021
As the COVID-19 infection ravages the national capital, exposing critical gaps in healthcare infrastructure in the city in a situation that has necessitated imposition of shutdown measures, what wo
Ronak Chhabra
Delhi: More Informal Workers’, Community Participation Expected in Nov 26 General Strike
23 Oct 2020
To chart out an action plan, a convention was held in the national capital on Wednesday of all Delhi chapters of central trade union bodies.
Ronak Chhabra
‘Atma Nirbhar’ Street Vendors: A Far-off Dream, Say Activists
22 Jul 2020
Scheme to achieve self reliance hardly covers the country’s vending population; while, the eligible ones are also not able to avail the relief owing to an array of challenges.
Ronak Chhabra
Credit Scheme Excludes Majority of Street Vendors; Unions Warn of Soaring Social Tension
08 Jun 2020
The total strength of street vendors is close to four crore in the country, estimates by vendors’ bodies say. However, the Centre has targeted only 50 lakh for their scheme.
Ronak Chhabra
Delhi: Street Vendors Face Debt Trap in the Absence of Government Relief
01 Jun 2020
While the Centre announced a credit facility worth Rs 5,000 crore for the hawkers, a delay in loan relief has tested their patience while demands of cash assistance went unheard.