STATUS AND PROBLEMS OF THE STREET VENDORS: INPUTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT PLANNING
Keywords:
Street vending, street vendors’ status, health status, socioeconomic status, common problemsAbstract
The inability of street vendors to obtain permanent employment in the lucrative formal sector is due to their lack of expertise and training in the profession. With the limited money they have available, they try to solve their financial concerns. This study aimed to determine the status and problems encountered by street vendors. The survey included 101 street sellers in total, and the results showed that they had 4-6 family members, a daily salary of P500 or less, and had been street vendors for at least 6 years. There is no significant difference in the responses of the street vendors in terms of governance and legal problems, workplace-related, and physical problems when grouped according to household size, daily income, and number of years in street vending. But significant in the responses of the street vendors in terms of governance and legal, socioeconomic problems, and work-place related problems when grouped according to daily income. There is no significant difference in the responses of the respondents in terms of socioeconomic problems when grouped according to the number of years in street vending. Additionally, the larger the household size of street vendors, the more likely they encounter socioeconomic problems. Thus, it is strongly recommended that the local government unit must utilize the results as inputs in local planning and in enhancing existing policies in street vending.
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