Fiji Sun Sunday 22 October 2017 Less than 500 people joined the Fiji Trades Union Congress-led march through Suva City yesterday protesting workers’ rights from the Suva Flea Market to Ratu Sukuna Park.
The participants, accompanied by a Police escort, raised placards and shouted slogans demanding higher wages and the removal of worker contracts.
Union general secretary Felix Anthony said the protest was held to ensure that Government kept its promises with regards to workers’ rights, which he claimed had been violated.
“We at the FTUC signed an agreement, with the Employer’s Federation, that workers’ rights in this country would be respected,” Mr Anthony said.
“(We signed) that the core labour standards of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) would be respected.
“We want Government to respect what they’ve signed with us and (keep) the word that they’ve given to the ILO that they will respect collective bargaining.”
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