BOISA - Botswana Informal Sector Association

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International Street Vendors Day 2025 Message

Street vendors, market vendors and hawkers are the heart of so many countries and economies. Though hardly recognized or respected by some authorities, they continue to contribute to the beauty and cultural preservation of their different communities and countries. All they require is human and worker rights centred regulation, as well as governments’ support for their growth and sustainability.

StreetNet International persistently advocates for the recognition, respect, inclusion of street vendors in social dialogue processes and acknowledgement of the contribution which the street vendors make to their national economies. As we celebrate the 2025 International Street Vendors Day, we call for the indiscriminate expansion of social protection to all workers, particularly, street vendors, market vendors and hawkers. There is among other things, a need for quality and affordable childcare facilities for the children of street vendors, conducive workplaces with modern WASH facilities, accessible also to persons with disabilities. Improved access to general healthcare and maternity healthcare for everyone is a necessity not to be ignored. No human being should be deprived of healthcare because of their social or economic circumstances. Last but not least, we ardently call upon governments to ratify, domesticate and implement the ILO C190 on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work to ensure safety and protection from the same for street vendors, market vendors and hawkers.



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Signed
Streetnet international
President
Lorraine Ndlovu