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Teachers in Fiji are calling on the interim government to stagger the introduction of a lower retirement age. The Court of Appeal has ruled that the drop in the retirement...

Fiji's public sector unions are calling for a compensation package for public servants who are expected to lose their jobs next year. The 1300 jobs being scrapped are part of...

Fiji's confederation of public sector unions says it's considering taking action after the interim government scrapped about 800 public sector jobs with more to come. The interim government is…

The Fiji Sugar Corporation says there is no threat to its supply that might make it unable to meet its arrangement with the European Union. The Fiji Times reported this...

The Fiji Sugar Corporation might not be able to meet the first quota under the billion-dollar export deal with the European Union if cane supply problems continue. FSC acting chief...

The Fiji Sugar Corporation has predicted a low yield from this year's harvest. Acting Chief Executive Deo Sharan says over 220 thousand tonnes of sugar is expected to be produced...

Crushing at another two Fiji sugar mills could be deferred because of a delay in mill upgrading works and bad weather. A decision on the start date of the Rarawai...

Fiji's public sector unions are still fighting for the restoration of backpay following a temporary wage cut last year. The interim government had cut public servants pay by five percent...

Some trade unions and politicians in Fiji have welcomed the interim prime minister's announcement that he will reduce the size of the cabinet from 17 to 13 and reshuffle it...

The General Secretary of the Fiji's Teachers Union, Agni Deo Singh, is at a loss as to why the Employment Relations Bill has been put on the back burner for...

The decision by Fiji's interim government to shelve the new Employment Relations Bill for six months has brought mixed reaction. The Chamber of Commerce and the Council of Trade Unions...

The Fiji Teachers Union says public servants are still preparing to strike despite the Public Service Commission's attempts to discourage workers doing so. The PSC says it has cancelled all...

The General Secretary of Fiji's Teachers Union says they're disappointed that the interim administrations has decided to put their proposals on hold. The government response has forced Fiji's…

The Fiji Teachers Union is waiting on the Fiji Nursing Association to complete its voting before deciding on a response to the five-percent paycut for public servants. The union's general...

Fiji's public sector unions have declined to comment on the warning by the interim regime that the army will intervene for the sake of public safety if there is strike...

A majority of the members of the the Fiji Teachers Union has voted in favour of industrial action in response to the government's decision to cut pays by five percent.

Fiji's public sector unions are holding secret ballots over possible industrial action because of pay cuts and a reduction in the retirement age. The ballots are being held despite a...

Fiji's public sector unions have warned the interim administration that they will fiercely oppose any moves to withdraw from a pay deal they signed with the Qarase government last year.

Public service unions in Fiji have warned the military appointed interim administration that they will resist any pay cuts for their members. The interim finance minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, has…

The Fiji Human Rights Commission says the interim administration's plan to reduce the retirement age of public servants to 55 years is against provisions of the 1997 Constitution. The Constitution...

The Fiji Labour Party's national council has expelled five of its members including two cabinet ministers in the multi-party government. They are ministers Krishna Datt and Poseci Bune, former…

Two teachers' bodies in Fiji have expressed concern that the heightened standoff between the military and the government could have an adverse impact on the public examination results of thousands...

A Fiji government minister has described the country's military commander, Commodore Bainimarama, as a terrorist. The minister of state for provincial development, Ted Young, has told parliament this…

The Fiji Labour Party's national council will meet again in the middle of next month to decide on disciplinary action against seven senior dissident members. A meeting at Ba last...