Prime Minister meets ILO
The Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama met with a delegation from the International Labour Organisation this morning .
The four-member delegation included Mr David Lamotte, the Director ILO Country Office, in Suva
The visit was an opportunity for Government to brief the visiting delegation on the various reforms and policies implemented in as far as the labour sector was concerned.
This year alone saw milestone achievements by Government including the Wage Order Regulation, the Essential National Industries (Employment) Decree and strengthening the mediation unit to expedite mediation cases efficiently and in a timely manner.
Apart from meeting the Prime Minister, the ILO delegation also met with the Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum during the week.
Government reiterates that the various existing imbalances in the labour sector are now being addressed and that they will continue to analyse how best to advance this sector for the growth of the economy and the country.
Fiji is party to all eight of the ILO’s conventions upholding workers’ basic rights
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Fiji unions meeting with ILO reps 'fruitful' by Coup Four and a Half
The Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions and the Fiji Trades Union Congress have met with the International Labour Organisation representatives who are visiting Suva.
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| FTUC General Secretary Felix Anthony |
The two umbrella unions met the ILO jointly and presented their concerns about several employment-related decrees produced by the illegal regime.
The regime recently introduced the Essential Industrial Services Decree and the State Public Services Decree. Both threaten the rights of workers, wages and working conditions negotiated over decades of collective bargaining.
In a letter sent by FICTU to its affiliates and friendly organisations, its general secretary Attar Singh, says workers rights are enshrined in several ILO conventions and must be respected.
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| FICTU General Secretary Attar Singh |
"We cannot sit back and allow such onslaught on our fundamental rights, won over decades of struggle by us workers and leaders gone before us. We have a responsibility to defend these rights. We must fight back to save the wages, working conditions, quality and dignity of all workers."
The meeting lasted almost two hours and was described by the high-powered delegation as "fruitful".Headed by the ILO's second in command, Guy Ryder, the Delegation is meeting with the regime's dictator, Frank Bainimarama, today.
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