The Fiji Times, 17 February – THE Government’s $2.32 minimum wage is condemning unskilled workers to a life of poverty and exploitation by businesses, claims the Fiji Trades Union Congress.
FTUC national secretary Felix Anthony said while they welcomed the recent announcement by Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations Minister Jone Usamate that Government intended to review the minimum wage and wages regulations orders, he called for widespread consultations.
“Government has repeatedly said in domestic and international forums that it wants to eradicate poverty,” he said. Read more…
