Fiji Sugar Workers

Strike for Higher Pay

THE strike of Indian and Fijian em ployees of the CSR sugar-mills at Ba and Lautoka, on the main island of Fiji, in support of their demands for increased pay and alterations in working conditions, ended early in July. It com menced on June 22.

When it was seen that there was little prospect of settlement in the negotiations between the CSR Co. management and the employees’ representatives, the Direc tor of Labour and National Service took charge of the situation; and further dis cussion resulted in the strikers’ leaders advising the men to return to work on July 5.

The minimum pay requests were; Labourers (not shift) 3/6 a day, mill labourers shift) 4/1 a day. It was also requested that the pay of labourers on higher rates should be increased simi larly.