FTUC to Government: Stick to the Draft MOU that was agreed with ILO during the Contact Mission's visit to Fiji in October 2014; 'We note that the Government's Draft is Major Deviation from the Original Draft'

1/3/2015

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Lasutaki corrupt administration

1/3/2015 01:48:25 pm

Vinaka fijileaks and FTUC for exposing these lasu democratic chords party. Keep aligning these treasonous creatures on track to real democracy...ha.ha

Yep

1/3/2015 02:06:28 pm

No assurance given by the Fiji First Theft Party government of Frank Bainimarama and Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum is worth the paper it's written on.
It has a history of not honouring any commitment it has pledged. It is a government that has lied and bullied its way into way. It remains it's modus operandi.

Nitya

1/3/2015 02:54:52 pm

Bainimaramas government has already set precedent on being self-contradictory, they have hardly upheld their promises, why are we even expecting them to do it different this time round. Plus, I have sensed that this government shares special hatred for unionists, so here we go, No surprises in them deviating from this agreed MOU.

Nilesh

1/3/2015 03:38:15 pm

They cant even deliver milk to schools, one would be foolhardy to expect anything from them. just liars!!

And

1/3/2015 04:02:08 pm

Let us not forget that the Bainimarama brigand has never been for the ordinary workers of the country. That is why it continued to put obstacles in the work of Fr Kevin Barr's wages council .
They have always been for their elitist friends in the military, the business ( both local and foreign ), in the chiefly set up and in civil society..But they are adept at paying lip service about the ordinary workers and their family.

Fiji First Party

1/3/2015 10:25:05 pm

Good on FTUC to blatantly point out to the Government that their 2013 Constitution is an IMPOSTION on the people of Fiji. It does not represent the over-whelming ‘will’ of the people of Fiji. The illegal 2013 Constitution is NOT a result of the recommendations of the Yash Ghai CRC. It is a document which has NOT been discussed, at large, with the People of Fiji.

More importantly, the Supreme Court of Fiji has yet to rule on the validity of the abrogation of the Peoples’ 1997 Constitution of Fiji.

The 2013 Constitution is an Illegal document.

United We Stand.

1/3/2015 10:30:12 pm

The workers of the world unite to DECLARE the 2013 Constitution of Fiji - illegal.

The 2013 Constitution lacks the mandate of the People of Fiji. It is Khaiyum and Bainimarama's Constitution and NOT the Constitution of Fiji - no way !

Fiji First Party

1/3/2015 10:37:47 pm

The 1997 Constitution Lives - I am a Fijian and I have rights to MY living 1997 Constitution.

...."Sir, unlike our previous Constitutions, the 1997 Constitution is a peoples’ Constitution, whereby, ‘we the people of Fiji’ gave ourselves the 1997 Constitution. As a peoples’ Constitution, the ‘sovereignty’ is always vested (and remains vested) in the people of Fiji. No mere man (or even a mighty President) can amend or abrogate the 1997 Constitution – that’s the prerogative of the people, vide their parliament. Anything else is a delusion."

[Fiji First Party - Subs to the President -30th January 2013].

ILO Must Note:

1/3/2015 10:49:17 pm

ILO please note that Fiji Government has NOT adhered to any of its pre-election promises of FREE education- tuition fees, books, bus fares and MILK. These were the vote-buying bull-shit shoved up the People’s faces – and now to believe that this government is promising workers FREE Medicine and FREE water is a bit too much to gobble – is it not?

rajend naidu

1/3/2015 10:50:07 pm

Never mind that a good proportion of the Zimbabwean population is unable to make ends meet. Many do not know where their next meal will come from. But the plight of his people does not stop the Zimbabwean president, the dictator Robert Mugabe, from throwing for himself a lavish multi-million dollar birthday party.
I wonder whether any of a similar political feather from our part of the world has been invited to celebrate the dictator's birthday.

Fake government and Sellout Unionists

1/3/2015 11:05:45 pm

The FijiFake Party government which stooped so, so low so as to even STEAL another political party's name for itself has no honour or dignity to make any promises for workers or worker rights.

This Fake-named government has been anti worker rights from the word go - It was very unfortunate to see trade-unionist like Felix Anthony and Rajeshwar Singh arse-licking this regime in the beginning....and there lies the sorrow of the workers.

However, these sell-out Unionist are making amends -but how effectively ?

Note;

1/3/2015 11:12:32 pm

The Cabinet has increased the Minimum Wage effective from 15th July 2015 - If the government was so concerned with Minimum wage of workers why not back date it to 15th of July 2014 ??

Bloody Hypocrites ...

Quite Correct

2/3/2015 12:26:28 am

Yes and remember how these hypocrites -FijiFakes increased their own salaries -by a decree- even before the first sitting of the elected (RIGGED??) parliament??

And Min. wage workers please oblige to wait 15th come July (if you still working..).

Bloodymindedness of these greedy hypocrites alright!

How much ?

2/3/2015 12:30:36 am

Minimum Wage has been increased from what ? to what?

2/3/2015 12:32:48 am

What are (Attar Singh's) FICTU's views on these ??

2/3/2015 12:30:31 am

So what is the increased minimum wage in Fiji? I bet you can't buy a packet of the "irresistibly tasty" Thins Sour Cream&chives potatoes chips on it!

Worker

2/3/2015 12:40:50 am

Dear Mr. Guy Rider, Bainimarama is a Liar- who now loves to call himself honourable.

Bring Back Daaku !

2/3/2015 12:55:30 am

We need some strong Unionist in the Parliament - Not the meow, meow Opposition we got now! Where is the voice of the worker representatives in the Parliament??

Oh.. the 2013 Constitution doesn't allow unionist to fight elections? or wjhat?

Stand United

2/3/2015 01:41:08 am

IN times like this, we the uselessly retired, remember our dreams and our struggles in the fulfillment of those dreams - by the formation of the multi-racial Fiji Labour Party. The birthplace of FLP was at the FTUC HQ, in Suva under the Presidency, vision and leadership of a committed trade unionist, Dr. Bavadra. The FLP was workers’ unity against low-wage, wage-freeze, high unemployment USP Students’ hunger strike and corruption of the Alliance government.

MPChaudary did a coup on the FLP making it his personal party and all the worker rights and trade union rights and issues were relegated to the back. Alas, we cried the division and demise of FLP in 2001 elections. Chaudhary from being a trade unionist became an accumulator of wealth, a multi-millionaire – and the workers of Fiji lost all.

But beta, listen to us oldies, we do need unionists in the parliament - All good democracies in the world -UK, India, Australia, NZ, USA, Germany/EU countries ALL have unionists who represent worker rights in parliament.

Trade Union rights are Human Rights - remember.

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FTUC to Government: Stick to the Draft MOU that was agreed with ILO during the Contact Mission's visit to Fiji in October 2014; 'We note that the Government's Draft is Major Deviation from the Original Draft'

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