Informal Traders

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It is more connected to the broader economy than we realise and should be supported

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Johannesburg’s hub of second-hand garment traders – run under the leadership of the African Traders Organisation – woos trendy and indigent customers.

But the thriving informal economy situated near the department’s Marabastad offices is now feeling the pinch, thanks to its increased efficiency.

Macroeconomic events go right down the line to those struggling to make a living on the streets.

Precarious work is becoming the norm as bosses increase their levels of exploitation.

In each of the SADC’s 15 member countries, millions of women traders are putting SADC’s vision into practice.

The eThekwini municipality’s power to impound and confiscate the goods belonging to traders was found to be unconstitutional, invalid and unlawful.

Informal traders were swept off Jo’burg’s streets in October and although the city now appears to have embraced them, their future remains uncertain.

The city’s informal traders say they’re the victims of arbitrary, violent removal from their stalls, but Tshwane denies its police harassed them.