FIJI: Nurses strike set to start at midnight

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Updated July 24, 2007 14:41:39

Fiji's nurses look set to walk off their jobs at midnight tonight. Despite last-minute offers from the interim government, the Fiji Nurses Association appears set on a national strike aimed at rolling back a five-per cent cut instituted earlier this year.

Presenter: Bruce Hill
Speakers: Samisoni Pareti, Fiji correspondent

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