The fighting spirit of Fijian women workers
Under a more “labour friendly” government garment workers in Fiji are gaining union strength, says Jotika Gounder-Sharma. It was only a few years ago in 2019 – under a different
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Solidarity with Fiji garment workers at Newtown Festival
Wellington’s Newtown Festival was alive with messages of solidarity for garment workers in Fiji last weekend, as people stopped by the UnionAID stall to learn about our work supporting workers’
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A voice for poultry workers in Fiji
Fijian poultry workers, many of whom are migrant workers from Bangladesh and the Philippines work under extremely poor conditions on farms and in factories with little health and safety protection.
Fiji Women Ambitious for Living Wage
In February UnionAID supported the National Union of Factory and Commercial Workers to hold its first ever two-day Women’s Conference. On day one 40 NUFCW members heard from some of
A Living Wage for Fiji?
In July Kuini Lutua and Jolame Vosa from the National Union of Factory Workers (NUFCW) joined union and community activists in New Zealand for a week long training workshop on