Dear Editor,
The call that roadside vendors will have to relocate or find alternative jobs, (SN Oct 24), is well intended. Sure safety and traffic hazards are of major concerns as is effective drainage of the roadways. Further the point is well taken that these persons should seek to better themselves with the numerous prorammes offered by the Government through the Social Security Ministry.
However, it has to be recognised that the persons engaged in this type of activity are indeed single parents many of whom are females, and for them vending is all they know to earn a living for their families. The advent of the Christmas season where many look to increase their earnings, should not arbitrarily be shut down to deny persons a chance of earning at this lucrative time. Certainly collective and corroborative means will have to be found in the spirit of compromise as livelihoods are at stake.
Sincerely,
Shamshun Mohamed
