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Street Hawkers/ Vendors Anand, Ruth. (2000). Study of street hawkers/ vendors in Bangalore city. Bangalore : Singamma Srinivasan Foundation, Bangalore. ~100 p. Key Words : 1.LABOUR 2.STREET HAWKERS 3.STREET VENDORS 4.URBAN POOR 5.BANGALORE. Abstract : This study has attempted to understand the nature, size, characteristics, and issues of hawkers and vendors in Bangalore City. Large scale migration to urban centres in search of employment, natural disasters, and closure of existing industries are among the many factors that compel people to seek self employment in street hawking. Data was collected through three questionnaires (household questionnaire, time use questionnaire and questionnaire for currently married persons) in three districts (Bangalore urban, Bangalore rural and Tumkur). The meeting was held in Bangalore City where NGOs were working with hawkers/ vendors and shared their ideas and the problems faced by hawkers. Firstly, they do not have a common platform to fight for their rights. Vendors/ hawkers in all cities face continuous harassment from the police and Municipal Authorities. Hawking and non-hawking zones were a serious issue in Bangalore. The objective of the study was to know the status and socio-economic conditions of hawkers/ vendors in the city. A sample of 162 individuals from five areas namely Majestic, City Market, Ganganagar, Singapur and Gowripalya were selected for the interviews. In Bangalore, hawking is considered to be illegal. Of the total sample, 36% were males and the rest 64% were females. About 50% respondents were from middle income group, 43% from low income group and only 7% were from higher income group. Around 85% respondents felt that they were not a nuisance and only 15% of them said they did create a nuisance sometimes by following people and shouting. 55% respondents said they do obstruct the path, 35% said they weigh less and only 10% said they spread dirt around. When asked about the kind of measures they needed, 83% respondents said that vendors should be provided with space, 52% said they should be given licenses, and 60% of them felt they should be treated as respectable citizens. The problems of hawkers/ vendors needs to be solved jointly and it should be solved in a macro perspective. It was revealed that vendors/ hawkers need adequate representation in various local/ Government bodies since they do not have adequate support. 77 <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Abstracts</strong> on Child Labour, Labour and Women Labour 1998 - 2009
Sekar, Helen R. (2008). Vulnerabilities and insecurities of informal sector workers : a study of street vendors. Noida : V.V. Giri National Labour Institute. 156 p. Key Words : 1.LABOUR 2.STREET VENDORS 3.FOOD HAWKERS 4.FOOD SAFETY 5.VENDORS 6.STREET FOOD 7.UNORGANIZED SECTOR 8.MIGRANT WORKERS 9.CHILD LABOUR VENDORS 10.NOIDA 11.UTTAR PRADESH. Abstract : Street vendors have an important role in the informal economy and their contribution is significant. Globally, over 25% of the workers operate in the informal sector. There are over 1 crore vendors in India contributing to over 50% of the country’s savings, and 63% of the GDP comes from vendors. Despite their contribution, vendors are seen as ‘encroachers’ and as a ‘public nuisance’ who obstruct traffic. The study on street vendors was conducted in Noida and was limited to informal vendors who do not have any fixed premises. They were broadly classified into three categories a) vending in fixed locations; b) vending in weekly bazaars, where location changes every day; and c) mobile and door to door vending. The sample size was 518, constituting 77% males and 23% females, and included child vendors. There were fewer female vendors and many of them earned less than their male counterparts because their vending hours were restricted due to domestic work and cultural reasons. The objective of the study was to understand and unravel the status and special vulnerabilities and insecurities of vendors. It was observed that vendors faced several problems because many of them were illiterate, ignorant and poor; no specific areas/ zones have been allotted for the purpose of vending which reflects the attitude of Noida Authority towards them; and the Government has no scheme for those who try to earn their livelihood through vending in the absence of employment. It was observed that in the case of 98% vendors vending was the only or primary source of household income. 67% of the vendors were from more disadvantaged socio-economic groups. The study identified various problems that were affecting street vendors such as police and local government harassment; confiscation and impoundment of goods; legal illiteracy among vendors (authorities take advantage); too small vending sites; availability of space is inversely proportional to the number of vendors; problems with allocation systems of vending sites, problems with permit system in limited vending areas; lack of facilities (e.g. shelters, storage); power struggles among market pradhans and their false promises; lack of unity among vendors, etc. It was suggested that laws on street vending should be enacted and existing laws should be reviewed in the light of Constitutional Rights to earn one’s livelihood. Skill training should be imparted to vendors who want to move out of street vending into higher income earning economic activities. Efforts should be made to organize vendors to form a National Alliance of Street Vendors so that they can unite and speak in one voice to the municipalities and National Government. In order to deal with the problem of inaccessibility to credit, self help groups of women vendors should be constituted so that they could raise bank loans and also be targeted for group insurance schemes. 78 <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Abstracts</strong> on Child Labour, Labour and Women Labour 1998 - 2009
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