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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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Sumedha Pal
COVID-19: No Relief in Sight for Invisible Street Vendors
09 Apr 2020
The government has announced aid for “recognised” street vendors. However, the majority of them remained un-mapped, and without food or aid from the state.
Neelambaran A
COVID-19: Street Vendors Lose Livelihood, Deprived of Relief Measures
31 Mar 2020
“No announcement has been made on the distribution of relief to the street vendors. Whether the labour welfare department or the PDS shops or the local bodies will distribute the amount remains…