WAF permanent workers at Wailoku depot return to work

Around 150 permanent workers of the Water Authority of Fiji, Wailoku depot have returned to work in the last hour.

This was after police arrived at the Wailoku depot where about 300 people were gathered and Divisional Police Commander South SSP Sakeo Ganivatu informed them to leave the property if their contracts have ended yesterday.

The permanent workers were supporting the project workers whose contracts have ended yesterday.

Spokesperson for the National Union of Workers in Wailoku Setareki Delai told FijiVillage that they are not happy with how the management of Water Authority of Fiji is handling the contracts of project workers.

Delai says that most of the workers only got to receive their contract ending letters yesterday.

He says that most of the project workers have been working for more than a year and deserve a permanent position and he claimed that this is clearly stated in the Collective Agreement signed between the Authority and the Union.

About 200 people also gathered outside the Water Authority Depot at Reservoir Road and workers were also gathered outside the Kinoya Depot.

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