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  • International Hawkers Day
    Delhi: Hundreds of Hawkers Protest at Jantar Mantar on International Hawkers Day
    26 May 2022
    Protesters said that the implementation of the 2014 Act, enacted to protect hawkers, is “sluggish,” while eviction drives, which must be deemed “illegal” as per the Act, run unabated. They demanded…
  • The protesters at Jantar Mantar were led by National Hawkers’ Federation (NHF).
    Ronak Chhabra
    Delhi: With Street Vendors’ Shield Still ‘Only On Paper’, Life Remains Unchanged for Many
    25 Nov 2021
    On Wednesday, November 24, a protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar saw hundreds of city’s street vendors protesting against the continuing extortion rackets and eviction drives in the capital; they…
  •  Street vendors in thousands marched on Saturday in Delhi. Courtesy - Special Arrangement
    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.
  • Delhi street Vendor
    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
  • Chennai Tourism
    Neelambaran A
    COVID-19: TN’s Tourism Industry Waits Agonisingly for Visitors Despite Relaxations
    16 Oct 2020
    The tourism sector, which is a major contributor to the state’s GDP, has hardly received any support from the government. The relief for workers courtesy welfare boards has been paltry.
  • ‘Streets will Show the Way’: How Vendors are Looking to Tide Over Economic Distress
    Shikha Mukerjee
    ‘Streets will Show the Way’: How Vendors are Looking to Tide Over Economic Distress
    10 Sep 2020
    The National Hawkers Federation, which has about four crore members, has come up with a four-fold plan to tackle the economic fallout of the lockdown due to COVID-19.
  • The Resistance of Senegalese
    Lucia Sabini Fraga
    The Resistance of Senegalese Street Vendors
    02 Sep 2020
    Journalist Lucia Sabini Fraga dialogues with Senegalese street vendors in Argentina and Barcelona who resist state repression and struggle to survive amid the pandemic
  • Street vendors in India
    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.
  • COVID-19: Maha Govt Refuses to Allow Hawkers, Unions Mull Protest
    Amey Tirodkar
    COVID-19: Maha Govt Refuses to Allow Hawkers, Unions Mull Protest
    14 Jul 2020
    “Put restrictions on us, but having a carpet ban on the business is hurting lakhs of people," said Shankar Salavi, veteran trade unionist and leader of Mumbai Hawkers’ Union.
  • Credit Scheme Excludes Majority of Street Vendors
    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.
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