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Impact of Climate Change on Informal Street Vendors: A Systematic Review to Help South Africa and Other Nations (2015–2024)

Atmosphere
Climate change poses significant challenges to informal street vendors, particularly in urban settings where they operate in vulnerable environments. These challenges include economic instability, health risks, and sociopolitical exclusion, which are ...
M. M. Sepadi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

No one left behind: risk communication to the street vendors during COVID-19 social distancing

Library hi tech, 2021
PurposeCOVID-19 presents a serious and unprecedented challenge around the globe. Street vendors are the most vulnerable group during this pandemic regarding livelihood loss and contagion risk. This research aims to examine the roles of risk communication
P. T. Thanh, Han Nguyen, L. Ngan, Doan My Duyen Nguyen, Gia Han Phan, Thi My Nhung Nguyen   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gender, space, and resistance: street vendors of Dhaka city

Gender, Place & Culture
Street vending is illegal in Dhaka city, and street vendors exercise various strategies to operate under these prohibitive regulations. In this study, we analyse how women and men vendors exercise different resistance strategies and how differences in ...
Meheri Tamanna, Kyoko Kusakabe, J. S. Chatterjee, V. Nitivattananon   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of street vendors: a cross-sectional study in Jordan

British Food Journal
PurposeThis study examined the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding food safety and hygiene among street food vendors (SFVs) in Jordan, along with associated factors.Design/methodology/approachThis study utilized a cross-sectional design ...
N. Elsahoryi, A. Olaimat, Hanan Abu Shaikha, Batool Tabib, Richard A. Holley   +4 more
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Challenges Facing Street Vendors in Durban and the Role of The Law: A Means to Empowering Women

African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies
As a vulnerable group in South Africa, women have been the primary victims of unemployment, the lack of access to income generation opportunities and barriers to sustainable livelihoods in general.
Noluthando Ndaba, Karunanidhi Reddy
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Older street vendors during a crisis: vulnerability and resilience

Local Environment : the International Journal of Justice and Sustainability
Older street vendors have long been considered a vulnerable group in Global South countries, especially during times of crisis. This research aims to examine the welfare and mental health status of these vendors, along with the coping mechanisms and ...
P. T. Thanh, Duong The Duy
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Refusing relocation: Urban street vendors and the problem of the neoliberal device

Environment and Planning, 2021
In 2010, the City of Dakar published its new master plan for a clean, competitive, modern city. This plan entailed the relocation of thousands of walking street vendors to free up traffic circulation and reduce the economic costs of congestion.
J. C. Mizes
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Inadequate food safety knowledge and hygiene practices among street food vendors in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Scientific Reports
Food safety remains a critical issue with outbreaks of foodborne illness. The knowledge gap of food safety and improper hygienic practices of food handlers are the key factors for the transmission of foodborne diseases.
Sufia Islam, Nafisa Tanjia, Amal K Mitra, Afjal Hossain, Mahajuba Tanija Jasika, Suhana Sara Suhi, S. J. Hossain   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Earnings and Investment Differentials Between Migrants and Natives: A Study of Female Street Vendors in Bengaluru City

, 2021
This article explores whether there exists any difference in the earnings of self-employed migrant and native street vendors in a metro city, and if so, in what ways this difference is prominent.
Channamma Kambara, Indrajit Bairagya
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Street Vendors in Südostasien

2016
Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Phänomen des informellen Sektors und konzentriert sich dabei auf den Straßenverkauf im südostasiatischen Raum. Der Straßenverkauf kann als eine seit Jahrhunderten bestehende und besonders wichtige Beschäftigung in nahezu allen Ländern der Erde, vor allem in Großstädten, verstanden werden und bietet vor ...
openaire   +1 more source