Eng. Ibrahim Mahmoud AlAraby –Cairo Chamber's Chairman – revealed that a committee

 

 

for counting street vendors in Azbakeya district including representatives of Azbakeya District,

 

 

the Chamber, and street vendors syndicate. Now the counting process is prepared according

 

 

to vendors' seniority in the district.

 

 

 

Al Araby said in a statement to " El Faqr Newspaper" that the Committee have counted already

 

 

in some regions in Azbakeya district through National Number of vendors and through

 

 

vendors themselves, who determine the practicing seniority in this district especially

 

 

the vendors who existed before the revolution to be lodged  first in the district markets then

 

 

the reset of vendors.

 

 

 

He added that Counting those vendors, and determining the seniority extent

 

 

of each of them (elders of the region) to determine that beside the formed committee.

 

 

 in the next few days, the number of vendors in Azbakeya district will be announced

 

 

after final counting. He pointed out that after the completion of counting vendors in

 

 

Azbakeya district, the Committee will move to another district in order to count all districts.

 

 

Al Araby said that The Chamber will participate in amending conditions of street vendors

 

 

in many ways, like their participation in the Chamber after joining the mini- markets that

 

 

will be created, As well as issuing practice-certificates for them, and to include them to

 

 

Health-care project in the Chamber, which recently has been activated for traders.

 

 

On the grounds that these vendors are a part of our society. They have rights and duties

 

 

that must be adhered to.

 

 

 

He explained that the participation of these vendors in the Chamber will come through

 

 

legal rules to ensure their rights, including that the trader pays the Chamber's subscription

 

 

2 per thousand with a minimum of 24 pounds and maximum 2,000 pounds of the Capital Value.