2023-08-01 16:50:46
Following several recent verbal and physical attacks against some street vendors, the city of San José offered information on the rights that these vendors who earn a living on the streets have to support their families.
It was a series of workshops that help them learn much more about the rights they have as residents of this city and as vendors.
Virginia Sánchez, who makes a living seven days a week on the streets of the city center, says she has been a victim of mistreatment during her workday. “I am a street vendor; Today I am selling dogs, pork rinds, sodas, waters”….“it depends, but it is from 11 at night to 2 in the morning” and “they have insulted me and even threatened me once that they were going to kill me and another Sometimes a lady every so often goes and harasses me” expressed Virginia Sanchez.
Some street vendors like Silvestre Rafael Ciriaco came to the mayor’s office to obtain information about the rights they have when reporting an attack.
During the event at the city hall there were also workshops on the minimum wage and crime prevention, among other topics and the city mayor said “We invest more in police foot patrols to keep everyone safe in our city center ” said Matt Mahan, Mayor of San José.
For their part, some street vendors say: “Sometimes I make a report to the police and they say they can’t go anymore and really when you’re a vendor you expose yourself to many things” however, she doesn’t give up “if I It’s scary because I feel like they’re going to do something to me, but you’ll see it, I have to keep working, I think the need is stronger than the fear,” he said Virginia Sanchez
Several non-profit organizations also participated in the workshops, providing information on immigration and the business field.
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