National Hawker Federation
The National Hawker Federation is an association of Street Vendors across 28 States in the country, with 1,250+ Unions, including 11 Central Trade Unions& over 20 International Trade unions abroad.
We have been working on the rights on street vendors for the past 20 years throughout the country.
In a long historic struggle carried out across the country on the blood of Hawkers, Peddlers, Push Carters & Street Vendors in which over 50 Street Vendors had to sacrifice their lives. Through this struggle the NHF could compel governments irrespective of colours to adapt National Policy in 2004, revised National Policy 2009, Model Act for Street Vendors 2010 and after acontempt case in Hon’ble Supreme Court, this resulted in a Historical Judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court on 9th September 2013. Finally the
Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.
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RIGHT TO LIVELIHOOD
In India, to promote and protect the livelihood of Street vendors and informal sector is very enitial. Informal sector workers Working More than 127occupations. 93% of the workforce is employed in the informal economy approximately 430 millions. Where the people are employed informally.
WOMEN HAWKER FEDERATION
Women hawkers constitute 30-35 percent and to be able to address their specific concerns we enabled the formation of the All India Women Hawkers Federation. Their effective representation within the TVC is important. Though it is mandatory that one-third of women…
YOUTH ORGANIZATION
80% hawkers in India are Youth. Vending is the backbone of the informal sector . Vending is the biggest sector which has the capacity to not to chennalise the productive energy of the Youth but gives the opportunity to the the to contribute positively to the economy. Vending is seen as the biggest source…
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMET CHANGE
Today the National Hawkers Federation contributes to several global and national campaigns which raise fundamental issues about the economy. We have the world’s largest number of actions during Reclaim Power and other Global Action on Climate and Sustainability.
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