The Fiji Times, 18 May 2017 – WORKERS on the $2.32 minimum wage will have to spend $5 more than what they earn to provide the basic necessities for their families, says the Fiji Local Government Officers Association.
Association president Rouhit Singh made the submission during the Minimum Wage Consultation conducted by the Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations in Lautoka earlier this week.
Mr Singh said the increasing number of people living below the poverty line and those dependent on social welfare benefits could be reduced if the minimum wage was set at $4 an hour. Read more…
