Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions [SEP] inception
Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions
The Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions (FICTU) was established in August, 2002 as a breakaway from and rival to the FTUC.
Fifteen unions, which were formerly affiliated to the FTUC, initially joined the new umbrella organisation. The move follows the unions’ disatissfaction with the FTUC led by Senator Felix Anthony, which they see as too closely linked with the Labour Party. The FICTU is led by Maika Namudu, of the Fijian Teachers Association, as president and Attar Singh,
Trade unions in Fiji
Fiji is served by a number of trade unions, many of them affiliated with the Fiji Trades Union Congress. The Congress was founded in 1952. In 2008, 32,000 Fijians were members of a union affiliated with the Congress. Another 8,000 workers are members of a union affiliated with the Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions
Trade unions.
- National Farmers Union of Fiji
- Fiji Public Service Association
- Fiji Teachers Union
- Fiji Sugar & General Workers Union
- National Union of