On August 13, police broke up a regular meeting of the Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) after revoking its permit to assemble. The move follows the recent arrest of FTUC President Daniel Urai and Mr. Goundar, a union official, for meeting with members to prepare for collective bargaining. Previous applications to hold meetings this year have also been rejected on the basis that the trade union does not support government policy – which has been to eliminate by decree trade union rights in the country.
Advice ITUC online http://www.ituc-csi.org/international-trade-union,9563.htmlNB the ILO has dispatched a team to Fiji .
