Mixed reaction to Fiji minimum wage increase | Pacific Beat

The Trades Union Congress has described the increase as a disappointment, saying workers on very low pay will hardly benefit. But the Retailers Association has called it a good first step, noting that many small businesses would have struggled to afford a bigger rise.

Fiji's information ministry has thanked the country's Wages Councils for working towards the long-delayed wage rise.

The former chair of the Wages Council, Father Kevin Barr - who resigned in August over the delayed implementation of wage increases - has told Pacific Beat this week's increase isn't big enough to lift people out of poverty.

Presenter: Richard Ewart

Speaker: Father Kevin Barr, former chair, Fiji Wages Council