Catholic church in Fiji wants squatters off its land

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Updated March 31, 2009 21:45:21

A dispute between a Fiji squatter settlement and the Catholic Church, which owns the land, could head to court. It's thought that Fiji's failing economy, driven in part by four coups in 20 years, has forced at least 10 per cent of its population into a growing number of squatter settlements and shanty towns. Many are on land which has significantly risen in value and that's led to a confrontation between the squatters and their landlords.

Presenter: Campbell Cooney, Pacific correspondent
Speaker: Joseph Filitoga, chairperson, Villa Maria Community; Kelepi Koroi, Jitu Estate Squatter Community, Suva; Archbishop Petereo Mataca, Catholic Church, Fiji

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