Dozens of informal street vendors marched through downtown Port-au-Prince on September 20, 2026, rallying under the banner of the Collectif des Citoyens du Secteur Informel Haïtien et des Petites Entreprises (CCIHPE) to demand government action against gang violence that has devastated their businesses. Gangs affiliated with the Viv Ansanm criminal coalition now control over 70 percent of the Haitian capital, blocking key supply roads, burning public markets, and displacing traders from major commercial hubs such as Marché Salomon and Champ de Mars. The protest matters because the informal sector — driven largely by women — accounts for roughly 80 percent of Haiti's economy, yet vendors say they have received none of the 21 billion gourdes allocated through a government economic recovery programme, and are calling on anti-corruption authorities to account for where the funds went.