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Street Vendors of Saket & Shahdara South Face Continuous Harassment Despite Legal Rights
New Delhi, June 13, 2025 — The street vendors of Saket and Shahdara South especially in areas of laxmi nagar, ...

NASVI launches a Helpline for Street Vendors on Police Brutality
PRESS RELEASE Vendor leaders Shared cases of Police Harassment; Advocates, Ex-Police Officer and Activist attended the webinar, Demand to constitute ...

NASVI TO CM, LG AND POLICE – LOCKDOWN HAS SPELT DISASTER ON VENDORS
PRESS RELEASE NASVI TO CM, LG AND POLICE – LOCKDOWN HAS SPELT DISASTER ON VENDORS HARASSMENT/ BRIBERY BY POLICE HAS ...

Immediate monetary relief to Street Vendors – Nasvi
For press publication Nasvi wrote a letter to the Chief Minister, asking for the protection of livelihood of street vendors ...

Training given to street vendors to make them aware and ready with COVID-19 safety gears
PRESS RELEASE Campaign “Bring Them Back” to bring thousands of street food vendors back to their livelihood Training given to ...

Analysing Trade Union Transformation
Training Seminar “Analysing Trade Union Transformation and changing Industrial Relations through the Power Resources Approach” was organised by Friedrich Ebert ...

FIFTH STREETNET INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
FIFTH STREETNET INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS New Delhi, India, 4-6th October, 2016 5 Th STREETNET INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS was successfully organized where 109 ...

Street vendors of Delhi formed Four Different federations to tackle the laxity of Municipal Bodies in implementing the Central Act
Street vendors of Delhi formed Four Different federations to tackle the laxity of Municipal Bodies in implementing the Central Act ...

National Street Food Festival – 2016
National Street Food Festival – 2016 Timings: 23, 24 & 25 December, 12 noon-10 pm Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Gate No: ...

Street vendors Celebrate International Street Vendors Day
Street Vendors deplores Continuous Harassment by Municipal Bodies and Police Authorities at CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Street vendors celebrate International Street Vendors ...

Cities in Action
Punjab To discuss the issues of the street vendors, Ludhiana Rehri Fadi Federation in collaboration with NASVI organized a state ...

NASVI Annual General Meeting, 2014
Annual General Meeting, NASVI 26TH August, 2014 National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) held its Annual General Meeting ...

Survey of Street Vendors in Bihar Started
Volunteers of the National Association of Street Vendors of India, which was appointed by the Support Program for Urban Reforms ...

NASVI’s Executive Committee Meeting 18 and 19 July
National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) held its Executive committee meeting on 18th and 19th of July 2014 ...

International Labour Conference in Geneva generates heat on TRANSITIONING FROM THE INFORMAL TO THE FORMAL ECONOMY
More than 3000 delegates from 185 member countries of ILO are attending the 103rd Session of the International Labour Conference, the highest ...

Sponsorship Opportunities: Street Food Festival 2014 – New Delhi
Thank you for considering sponsorship for NASVI Street Food Festival! Our event has matured into a signature event for visitors ...

NASVI’s Legal Combat
On the basis of the new act the Street Vendors (Protection and Regulations of Street Vending) Act, 2014, National Association of Street Vendors of ...

Asia regional workshop along with National Conference, to be held in Delhi, India from 27 to 30 August 2014
National Conference and Asia Regional Workshop – in New Delhi NASVI (National Association of Street Vendors of India) secretariat in ...

NASVI in the world arena of Street Vendor Issues- International Labour Conference, Geneva 2014
The 103rd session of the International Labour Conference, highest session making body of the International Labour Organization, was held in ...

Interface between Street Food Vendors and Authorities
Delhi street food vendors get registration lessons to assure quality, safety The street food vendors registration advocacy campaign gained momentum ...

Historic Street Vendors Law Comes into Force on MAY DAY
NASVI Welcomes this ACT says has potential to change the face of Indian Cities NASVI welcomed the historic Street Vendors ...

NASVI Launches Street Food Branding
NASVI’s initiative in Development of Safe and Hygienic Food Zones in Delhi Sarojini Nagar Market --The first step of NASVI’s ...

NASVI delegation meets Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Union Home Minister SK Shinde
Post- Enactment of Street Vendors’ Livelihood Protection Act NASVI raises the issues of street vendors' rights abuse with Ministry of ...

National Coordinator of NASVI Arbind Singh receives warm ovation of street vendors at Patna airport
A large number of street vendors and other informal workers on Wednesday morning thronged at Patna airport to receive and ...

President of India Assents Street Vendors’ Livelihood Protection Bill
Now Street Vendors’ Livelihood Protection Act Comes Into Existence Patna street vendors cheer across markets and felicitate NASVI leader Arbind ...

Street vendors congratulate Ms. Gandhi for pushing forward the legislation
President of India is yet to ink street vendors' livelihood protection legislation passed by parliament But, Police and Municipal agencies ...

How We Fought, How We Won: Chronicle of Struggles for Central Law
Wide ranging changes in political economy and policy environment in 1990s posed several challenges. One of such challenges was countering ...

‘We Fought, We Won’, street vendors cheer passage of street vendors’ bill by Rajya Sabha across several cities
NASVI cheers the struggle, thanks the government and the political parties, and calls upon street vendors to take out victory ...

More than 500 street vendors begin ‘indefinite hunger strike’ in Delhi demanding immediate passage of street vendors’ bill by Rajya Sabha
“Stop humiliating tea vendors and other street vendors, demonstrate moral and political courage and support passage of street vendors’ bill ...

BJP faces wrath of street vendors for trying to obstruct street vendors’ bill in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday
Street vendors protest at BJP central office in Delhi Main entrance of BJP central office remained jammed for hours Similar ...

Street vendors mount pressure on BJP leaders in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad for supporting Street Vendors Bill in Rajya Sabha
Street vendors stage protest against Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad at Patna BJP office for stalling passage of Street ...

With forty hours remaining from commencement of parliament session, NASVI intensifies agitation for passage of street vendors bill by Rajya Sabha
Thousands of street vendors reach right up to doorsteps of Rahul Gandhi’s residence demanding passage of bill and freedom from ...

NASVI joins meeting called by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Labour Rights of Informal workers and places Street Vendors’ Agenda to be incorporated in 2014 Election Manifesto
Street vendors constitute a major mass of urban poor. They represent the informal/unorganized sector of retail industry and stand in ...

Massive ‘Street Vendors Parliament’ in Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal comes out in full support of street vendors’ rights movement No street vendor would be evicted in Delhi ...

NASVI calls for ‘Street Vendors Parliament’ in Delhi on 31 January
NASVI calls for ‘Street Vendors Parliament’ in Delhi on 31 January demanding passage of Street Vendors’ Bill by Rajya Sabha ...

Street vendors hold demonstrations and meetings across several cities demanding passage of street vendors’ bill in February session of parliament
Street vendors hold demonstrations and meetings across several cities demanding passage of street vendors’ bill in February session of parliament, ...

Street vendors of 70 markets of Delhi vow not to pay single penny to police and municipal officials as bribe
NASVI to launch tirade against harassment and extortion of money by police and municipal agencies from 20 January, seek AAP ...

The Street Food Festival – Delhi 2013; Here’s the Menu
We’ve handpicked an exciting Street Food from across India for all budgets. The festival runs from Friday 20th December 2013 ...

Run up to National Street Food Festival 20-22 December, 2013
Industries also clap for street food vendors Street food vendors bag CII National Award for Food Safety The street ...

Grand Street Food Festival in Delhi from 20 to 22 December 2013 – Enjoy the Warmth of Winter Come One, Come All
Enjoy the Warmth of Winter Come One, Come All Street Food Festival - 2013 Timings: 20, 21 & 22 December, ...

NASVI to organize grand Street Food Festival in Delhi from 25 to 28 December 2014
Coming awesome culinary delight in winter NASVI to organize grand Street Food Festival in Delhi from 25 to 28 December ...

Reports from Lucknow, Guwahati and Udaipur
Lucknow street vendors put stiff resistance to eviction drive Perturbed over the continuous eviction carried out by the municipal corporation ...

Informal workers find their own solution to financial vulnerabilities and celebrate the success of their cooperative
Annual turnover reaches to 1.5 crore, target set to cross 5 crore in coming three years As much trumpeted financial ...

Street food vendors celebrated World Food Day in their own style
Vendors’ markets wore festive look with banners reading catchy slogans Consultation and training of street food vendors on food safety ...

Sustaining food security from the streets Mass training of street food vendors on food safety and hygiene
More than 500 street food vendors on Monday joined the consultation and mass training program on food safety and hygiene ...

NASVI to celebrate World Food Day across cities in India from 16 to 26 October
Huge demonstration training of street food vendors in Delhi on 21 October New Delhi, 11 October: Promoting and professionalizing street ...

Holding Hands Together for Better Life of Street Vendors in Asia
StreetNet International and South Korean delegations visit NASVI and vendor markets in Delhi In September, two international delegations, one from ...

Stop Anti- Poor Terror in Uttar Pradesh – Withdraw Anti – Vendor Order of Urban Development Special Secretary
NASVI strongly protests the 11 September anti-vendor order given by the special secretary of the urban development department of Uttar ...

Legislative Developments in favour of Street Vendors: Remembering the Struggles and Celebrating the Gains
Development politics aiming to empower working poor must take center stage in India Eminent jurists, administrators, labour experts and development ...

Not just Lok Sabha, Supreme Court of India also gives huge relief to street vendors
Supreme Court directs all state governments and UT administrators to ensure formation of Town Vending Committee within two months and ...

Send thousands of postcards to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for passage of Street Vendors Bill in monsoon session
Appeal Send thousands of postcards to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for passage of Street Vendors Bill in monsoon session ...

Professionalizing Street Food and Creating New Possibilities
Country needs to tap huge potentials of street food vending sector for employment generation, food and health security and growth ...

National Consultation : Professionalizing Street Food Creating New Possibilities
At a time when the street food advocates and entrepreneurs across several countries are engaged in branding the street cuisines ...

Government is determined to pass Street Vendors Bill in monsoon session of parliament, Union Minister Girija Vyas tells NASVI delegation
New Delhi, 8 July The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Girija Vyas on Monday said that the ...

Ludhiana street vendors up in arms over delay in formation of TVC and Vending Zones
Massive Aakrosh Sabha in the city Street vendors’ delegation calls on Additional Commissioner and Mayor Municipal Corporation agrees to form ...

India has tremendous potential in street food vending and advocacy efforts are on to influence Indian government to tap the potentials: Arbind Singh
NASVI national coordinator Arbind Singh says at the World Street Food Dialogue in Singapore, “India has tremendous potential in street food ...

World Street Food Congress begins in Singapore
Heavy rush at Indian, Malaysian, Mexican and Singaporean street food stalls Indian team throws crowd pulling theme line ‘Die Die ...

On the eve of World Street Food Congress beginning on 31 May in Singapore, Singapore tourism acknowledges acumen of Indian street food vendors and gives food safety and hygiene certificates to 8 Indian street food masters
Indian food vendors get training on food safety and hygiene policies and procedure “Yakeen kijiye, yahan bhee litti chokha aur ...

Indian street food vendors to get global spotlight at World Street Food Congress in Singapore
New Delhi, 24 May: Earning prestige and recognition for its unflinching commitment and work for the street vendors, the National ...

Indian street food vendors to get global spotlight at World Street Food Congress in Singapore
Earning prestige and recognition for its unflinching commitment and work for the street vendors, the National Association of Street Vendors ...

Delhi Police makes India Gate out of bounds for visitors and vendors, Visitors frustrated, Vendors seethes with anger
NASVI writes to Home Minister, HUPA Minister, Tourism Minister, Delhi LG and Delhi CM to ensure opening of India Gate ...

NASVI Executive Committee Takes Path Breaking Decisions
The Executive committee (EC) of NASVI met on 29th and 30th of April in Delhi and took some major decisions ...

Union Cabinet Approves Much Awaited Street Vendors Livelihood Protection Bill
Dear All NASVI Members, Friends, Supporters and Well Wishers National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) is pleased to ...

Smiles and Cheers among Street Vendors Sustained street vendors struggle yields result as Union Cabinet approves Street Vendors Livelihood Protection Bill
Thousands of vendors gather in national capital at ‘Street Vendors Dialogue with Political Leaders and Civil Society Representatives’ New ...

Putting barricades and restricting entry of people never make any place safe: Open India Gate till 11 pm everyday for visitors and vendors, NASVI demands of Delhi Police Commissioner
New Delhi, 10 April: National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) on Wednesday criticized the Delhi Police and said ...

Spring Street Food Thunder in Patna
Accelerating its street food advocacy campaign, National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) in association with well known voluntary ...

The Spring Blast of Street Foods from Bihar at the Dilli Haat INA, New Delhi from 15 March to 22 March, 2013
National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) in association with well known NGO NIDAN welcomes you all to the ...

Sigh of relief for Mumbai hawkers
Union Minister Ajay Maken takes up the eviction issue with Maharashtra Chief Minister and declares No Eviction till Livelihood Protecting ...

NAC members, academicians, social activists and street vendors’ representatives protest continuing eviction of hawkers and police action in Mumbai and seek immediate intervention of Union Minister Ajay Maken and Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chauhan
New Delhi, 1 February: The street vendors agitation in protest against ongoing forced eviction of hawkers in Mumbai and growing ...

Constitutional Republic of India must Protect Rights and Dignity of Working Poor
NASVI hails Justice JS Verma Committee Report that says Street vendors make city streets safer for communities and pedestrians and ...

नासवी द्वारा पुलिस आतंक विरोधी राष्ट्रव्यापी अभियान की शुरूआत
प्रेस विज्ञपित मुंबर्इ पुलिस के आतंक के शिकार हाकर की मौत के खिलाफ मानव श्रृंखला में शामिल दिल्ली के वेंडरों ...

NASVI launches anti- police terror campaign
Press Statement Heat of Mumbai hawkers protest reaches national capital with street vendors forming human chain in Delhi demanding institution ...

Protesting Mumbai street vendor death in police crackdown NASVI would launch anti- police terror campaign from 20 January to 26 January in different parts of country
Press Statement Transfer of Mumbai ACP Vasant Dhoble is Hush up exercise Institute murder charge against infamous ACP and give ...

Seeking urgent intervention to ensure immediate institution of murder charge against the Mumbai ACP Vasant Dhoble killing street vendor in Mumbai
Date: 12 .01.2013 Memorandum To Hon’ble Minister for Home Affairs Government of India Subject: Seeking urgent ...

NASVI protests death of street vendor in Mumbai during police crackdown
Press Statement NASVI protests death of street vendor in Mumbai during police crackdown and demands institution of murder charges against ...

Celebrate Vendors Day on 20 January, 2013
Demand Inclusive Central Law and Municipal Reform NASVI wishes all its members, supporters and sympathizers A Very Happy and Promising ...

Celebrate Vendors Day on 20 January, 2013
Demand Inclusive Central Law and Municipal Reform NASVI wishes all its members, supporters and sympathizers A Very Happy and ...

Brief Report NASVI takes a major leap forward on policy and law front
National Convention, Annual General Meeting and Street Food Festival conclude in Delhi Taking a major leap forward towards getting a ...

An amazing sight of street vendors celebrating International Street Vendors Day at India Gate in Delhi
Street vendors celebrate International Street Vendors Day and demand inclusive central legislation, representative voice and adequate social protection NASVI to ...

NASVI StreetNet International celebrates 14th November: International Street Vendors Day and 10th Anniversary of StreetNet
On 14th November 2012, StreetNet affiliates and partners around the globe will be celebrating the 1st International Street Vendors Day ...

Invitation – National Convention Growing Cities, Marginalized Vendors Need of Comprehensive Central Law
Invitation National Convention Growing Cities, Marginalized Vendors Need of Comprehensive Central Law 13 December, 2012, 11.00 AM Main Lawns, VP ...

NASVI delegation calls on Union Minister Ajay Maken on shortcomings of Street Vendors Bill
Minister assures all key amendments raised by street vendors would be incorporated to make law effective and comprehensive Minister ...

NASVI says Bill has major shortcomings and launches campaign for inclusive and effective central law
Released at Press Conference in Delhi on 3 November, 2012 Street Vendors Bill goes to Standing Committee NASVI says Bill ...

NASVI appeals to its affiliates to celebrate International Street Vendors Day on 14 November
Appeal Dear Members The StreetNet has announced to celebrate International Street Vendors Day on 14 November every year to celebrate ...

Gujarat level Street Vendors Convention ‘Lari Galla Jagriti Sabha’ concludes in Surat
Convention vows to intensify agitation for effective and comprehensive central law and against FDI entry into retail Convention also calls ...

Bihar government and its municipal bodies need to move beyond ‘Pilot mode Mentality’
New Delhi, 15 September: National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) has called upon the Bihar government to mainstream ...

Street vendors call FDI national disaster and protest across several cities
New Delhi, 19 September: Thousands of street vendors and small retailers across several cities on Wednesday responded to the ‘Anti- ...

NASVI organized Punjab level ‘Street Vendors Convention’ concludes
Street vendors ask government ‘cities grow and opportunities come up, but why do they remain vulnerable and marginalized?’ Chandigarh, 6 ...