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4 of 2018 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 2010 Annual Report Page 2 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS MINISTER‟S FOREWORD ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 PERMANENT SECRETARY‟S STATEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 7 CARING FOR OUR CITIZENS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................... 8 Protecting the rights of all workers ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Safeguarding the investments of all Employers and Investors........................................................................................... 8 Empowering our Women to reach their full potential in the workplace............................................................................... 9 Assisting the Poor and Marginalised through Work ........................................................................................................... 9 Reaching out to the Public ................................................................................................................................................. 9 POLICIES AND LAWS GOVERNING THE MINISTRY‟S OPERATIONS ............................................................................. 10 Overarching Policy Framework ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Generic Legal Framework ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Specific Labour Laws
 ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................................................................... 11 MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................................. 12 LINKAGES OF STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE OUTCOMES AND MINISTRY‟S OUTPUTS ......................... 14 LABOUR REFORM PROGRESS ......................................................................................................................................... 16 OHS Reform ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Employment Relations Reform......................................................................................................................................... 18 Productivity Reform .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Wages Reform ................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Employment Creation Reform (NEC) ............................................................................................................................... 22 Workers Compensation Reform ....................................................................................................................................... 23 CONTRIBUTION OF LABOUR REFORMS TO TARGETED OUTCOMES .......................................................................... 25 ACHIEVEMENT OF MINISTRY OUTPUTS AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS
 .................................................................. 26 ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE PEOPLE‟S CHARTER FOR CHANGE, PEACE AND PROGRESS ............................ 37 SERVICE EXCELLENCE JOURNEY ................................................................................................................................... 38 Service Excellence Awards 2010 ..................................................................................................................................... 38 Fiji Business Excellence Awards 2010 ............................................................................................................................. 38 Benchmarking Service Quality to International Standards .................................................................................................... 38 ISO 9001 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 38 ISO 26000 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 38 NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING CENTRE .............................................................................................................. 39 INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS .......................................................................................................................................... 40 99th Session of the International Labour Conference ...................................................................................................... 40 Fiji‟s Decent Work Country Programme ........................................................................................................................... 40 Asian Productivity Organisation
 ....................................................................................................................................... 41 EXTERNALLY-FUNDED NATIONAL LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMMES ........................................................................ 42 National Employment Centre ........................................................................................................................................... 42 Eradication of Child Labour Programme .......................................................................................................................... 42 ILO Aid-In-Kind Programme ............................................................................................................................................. 42 LABOUR MARKET UPDATE 2010 ....................................................................................................................................... 44 2010 Annual Report Page 3 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY DATA ......................................................................................................................................... 46 WORKERS COMPENSATION STATISTICS ........................................................................................................................ 51 NOHSAB ANNUAL REPORT 2010 ...................................................................................................................................... 58 NECB ANNUAL REPORT 2010 * ......................................................................................................................................... 61 REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS ACTIVITIES IN 2010 .......................................... 65 FINANCES ............................................................................................................................................................................ 67 Financial Statements for the
 Year Ended 31 December 2010 ......................................................................................... 67 HUMAN RESOURCES ......................................................................................................................................................... 68 Staff Establishment .......................................................................................................................................................... 68 List Qualifications and Competencies .............................................................................................................................. 68 Staff Movements in 2010.................................................................................................................................................. 68 List of Training of Staff ..................................................................................................................................................... 68 Volunteers ........................................................................................................................................................................ 72 ASSETS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 73 Vehicles ............................................................................................................................................................................ 73 Computers ........................................................................................................................................................................ 73 WAGES COUNCILS MEMBERS .......................................................................................................................................... 75 ILO CONVENTIONS RATIFIED BY FIJI
 ............................................................................................................................... 76 ILO COMPLIANCE REPORT................................................................................................................................................ 77 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN 2010 ..................................................................................................................... 78 Annex 1: Ministry Staff seconded to NEC from 9th August 2010 to 31st December 2010 ................................................... 79 ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 80 2010 Annual Report Page 4 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PART ONE OVERVIEW 2010 Annual Report Page 5 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTER’S FOREWORD The Labour Ministry continued with the completion of the Labour Reform mandated by Government to bring about a flexible and dynamic labour market balancing between effective and efficient adaption to ever-changing market conditions on the one hand and workers‟ employment security on the other.
The Labour Reform journey has been a long and challenging but nonetheless rewarding ever since its initiation in the early 1990s.
The Ministry is nearing the end of the Labour Reform with the modest establishment and activation the National Employment Centre (NEC) by Government to promote and secure jobs for the unemployed and, as a short to medium term target, to help reduce the unemployment rate from 8.6 percent to 4.2 percent by 2012 and provide skills training for the unemployed to enable them to find suitable employment and improve their livelihoods thereby accelerating the economic and social developments in the country.
On a longer term, NEC will play a significant role in reducing unemployment rate to less than 3 percent by 2020 and at the same time contributing to the reduction of poverty to a negligible level by 2015 in line with Government‟s Ten-Point Economic Plan and the People‟s Charter for Change, Peace and Progress respectively.
As we take stock of the progress and achievements of the Labour Reform, we realise that despite the various forms of challenges faced by the Ministry, the momentum has been sustained throughout the last twenty two years.

Through deep reflection, we admit that determination and commitment alone do not have the energy to sustainably overcome such challenges and at the same time we acknowledge all support rendered throughout.
We understand this looking back on the road we have come, the experience we have encountered and the challenges we have endured.

The Ministry also continued with reform of the Wages Councils through the establishment of a criteria and the establishment of a formula for wage setting adopting the ILO Convention 131 and its Recommendation 135.

This is in line with its 2010 targets to introduce a national minimum wage which is fair and just and at the same time promoting national productivity.
I thank the Permanent Secretary for providing me with timely and sound advice on labour market issues and also the Ministry for the sustained commitment and resolve in progressing the Labour Reform agenda in 2010 and it gives me great pleasure to commend the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment‟s 2010 Annual Report to the Honourable Prime Minister and Cabinet.
I also wish to acknowledge the Lord‟s Divine Providence in sustaining the progress of the Labour Reform and the achievement of the Ministry‟s service targets during the year 2010.
…………………...... [Filipe N. Bole] MINISTER FOR LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, YOUTH AND SPORTS, NATIONAL HERITAGE, CULTURE AND ARTS 2010 Annual Report Page 6 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PERMANENT SECRETARY’S STATEMENT The completion of the Labour Reform compels the Ministry to review its current systems and processes for the purpose of improving the quality of its services on par with international best practices.
Therefore, the revised systems and processes will also be benchmarked to the ISO 9001 and ISO 26000 standards.

This will help ensure that the Ministry is strategically positioned to fully capitalise on the business excellence journey.

As part of its commitments under the Labour Reform in 2010, the Ministry actively pursued the inclusion and application of social justice principles in all its services.
The ensuing manifestation of fair work practices and productive workforce is expected to help rebuild the public‟s trust and confidence in the Ministry‟s ability to deliver social justice and help enhance the overall integrity and value of the public service at large.
These efforts are further strengthened by the alignment of the Ministry‟s policies with the Roadmap for Democracy and Sustainable Socio- Economic Development 2009-2014, the Public Service Act, the Financial Management Reform, the ILO Conventions, the Fiji Decent Work Country Program, the ILO Global Jobs Pact, the Millennium Development Goals and the Pacific Plan.
To empower our national Decent Work agenda, Government has incorporated the social justice principles of the thirty (30) ILO Conventions we have ratified to date into our new labour laws.

These Conventions include the entire eight (8) core ILO Conventions of the ILO Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and the four (4) priority ILO Conventions of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization.
In September this year, Fiji has also signed the Fiji Decent Work Country Programme 2010-2012, after endorsing the Pacific Decent Work Plan 2010 in Port Vila in March this year.

Furthermore, it is my intention to continue to redefine the corporate leadership and corporate culture of the Ministry by „Connecting our people to their future‟.
To achieve this, we have started to redefine the work of all newly-recruited Productivity Officers, staff and volunteers through their direct involvement in all the change-management phases of the remaining components of the Labour Reform.

The aim is to inculcate multi-skilling, change and innovative attitude as an integral part of our corporate culture.
In this way, we can effectively shift the paradigm of work by empowering staff to acquire the requisite knowledge, skills and competencies to improve the quality of all our services to our clients, stakeholders and members of the public.

I fully acknowledge and appreciate the invaluable support given by the Honourable Minister in guiding the successful passage of the NEC Decree 2009, the reactivation of the Tripartite Forum and the implementation of the Wages Regulations Orders.
With this necessary support, we challenged ourselves individually and collectively as a corporate entity to ensure the achievement of all our reform and operational targets as reflected in the 2010 Annual Corporate Plan.

On this note, I wish to thank all my staff for their hard work and tireless efforts in implementing and supporting the Labour Reform activities over the years and 2010 in particular.
This continued commitment and dedication was a key element in the Successful achievement of our 2010 Annual Corporate Plan targets.

May the Lord Be Merciful and Bless our Minister, Staff and their families in the years to come.
……………………………….. [T. R. Waqa] PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 2010 Annual Report Page 7 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT CARING FOR OUR CITIZENS AND THE ENVIRONMENT Protecting the rights of all workers The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment strives to ensure that all workers are protected against any form of discrimination in the workplace through the design, development and enactment of modern and visionary labour laws that apply and deliver real social justice in the workplace.
These laws encompass the contemporary human resource management best practices and fully comply with all the labour standards and ILO Conventions that Fiji has ratified over the years.

More importantly, these laws have been innovatively designed to initiatives in all workplaces and help cushion the effect of globalisation on the local labour market and economy through the effective implementation of productivity the corresponding improvement of employment conditions for all workers.
As such, Fiji‟s labour laws are amongst the best and most progressive in the world as evident from the current use of the current Employment Relations Promulgation 2007 (ERP) as model legislation at the ILO Training Centre in Turin, Italy.
Safeguarding the investments of all Employers and Investors The Ministry of Labour Industrial Relations and Employment also communicates and maintains effective dialogues with employers‟ groups and representatives in the tripartite boards and other statutory committees that the Ministry serves in.
This open-natured and professional approach embodies good governance principles and allows the free flow of information between the employers and the Ministry, thus paving the way for matured and objective deliberations on employment relations issues at the workplace and at the through national levels.
For good measure, the reformed labour laws also introduce an effective and efficient conflict-resolution the Mediation Unit, Employment mechanism, Relations Tribunal and Employment Relations Court, to allow the smooth operations of local businesses.

This change in the regulation of the labour market is gradually decreasing the cost of doing business here in Fiji today and will continue to do so in the years to come as the full impact of globalisation invades our shores.
2010 Annual Report Page 8 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Empowering our Women to reach their full potential in the workplace The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment actively encourages the participation of women in all the facets of Fiji‟s economic activities including industries and duties that are normally dominated by men.
Women play a vital role in Fiji‟s economy through their direct contribution in the workforce and supportive role in their respective family units.

The reformed labour laws clearly acknowledge this contribution to nation building and strive to harness this untapped potential in the workforce today and in the future.
Assisting the Poor and Marginalised through Work Industrial Relations and The Ministry of Labour, Employment strives to assist the poor and marginalised in the community to get out of poverty and into gainful employment to be able to afford the basic essentials of life and decent living.
The Ministry is actively seeking the cooperation of employers to ensure that workers are paid fair wages that commensurate with the work done and in accordance with at least the minimum wage rates agreed upon by all the social partners through the ten (10) the National established Wages Councils.

Moreover, Employment Centre was established the unemployed and under employed in finding productive employment or starting up their own small and micro enterprises to make a decent living.
to assist Reaching out to the Public The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment is reshaping and enhancing its key services to meet and exceed the expectations of the general public and its social partners.
With this daunting prospect in the forefront of its planning and operations, the Ministry rose to the challenge and continued with the systematic review of the growing its systems and processes to match the demand on expectation and sophistication of its services from members of the public.
As part of this exercise and commitment, the Ministry capitalises on every opportunity to educate the public of their rights and responsibilities in the workplace, and provide information on the services provided to ensure harmonious employment relations in the workplace.
These responsibilities and undertakings are designed to realise the Ministry‟s vision of “Decent and Productive Work for All” as well as contribute to the overall goal of the Peoples Charter for Change, Peace and Progress in “Building a Better Fiji”.

2010 Annual Report Page 9 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND LAWS GOVERNING THE MINISTRY’S OPERATIONS Overarching Policy Framework 1.

Presidential Mandate for the Government 2.


Peoples Charter for Change, Peace and Progress 3.

Roadmap for Democracy and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development 2009-2014 4.

Fiji Productivity Charter 2005 5.

Fiji Budget Estimates 2010 6.

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 7.

Pacific Action Plan for Decent Work 8.

Fiji‟s Decent Work Country Programme 2010-2012 Generic Legal Framework 1.

State Services Decree 2009 2.

Administration of Justice Decree 2009 (including all amendments) 3.
Financial Administration Decree 2009 4.

Public Service Act 1999 and Public Service Regulation 1999 5.

General Orders (1993 Edition) 6.

Terms and Conditions of Employment for Government Wage Earners 2009 7.

Financial Management Act 2004 8.

Financial Instructions 2005 9.

Fiji Procurement Regulations 2010 10.

Financial Manual 2005 11.

Fiji National Provident Fund Act 12.

Fiji National Training (Amendment) Act 2002 Specific Labour Laws 1.

Employment Relations Promulgation 2007 2.


Employment Relations (Administration) Regulations 2008 3.

Employment Relations (Labour-Management Consultation and Cooperation Committees) Regulations 2008 4.

Employment Relations (Employment Agencies) Regulations 2008 5.

Code of Good Faith for Collective Bargaining 2008 6.

Code of Ethics for Mediators 2008 7.

National Policy on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace 2008 8.

National Code of Practice for HIV/AIDS in the Workplace 2008 9.
Wages Regulation (Building and Civil and Electrical Engineering Trades) Order 10.

Wages Regulation (Garment Industry) Order 11.

Wages Regulation (Hotel and Catering Trades) Order 12.

Wages Regulation (Manufacturing Industry) Order 13.

Wages Regulation (Mining and Quarrying Industry) Order 14.

Wages Regulation (Printing Trades) Order 15.

Wages Regulation (Road Transport) Order 16.

Wages Regulation (Sawmilling and Logging Industry) Order 17.

Wages Regulation (Security Services) Order 18.


Wages Regulation (Wholesale and Retail Trades) Order 19.

Health and Safety at Work Act 1996 20.

Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Act 2003 21.

Health and Safety at Work (Administration) Regulations 1997 22.

Health and Safety at Work (Training) Regulations 1997 23.

Health and Safety at Work (Representatives and Committees) Regulations 1997 24.

Health and Safety at Work (General Workplace Conditions) Regulations 2003 25.
Health and Safety at Work (Control of Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2006 26.

Health and Safety at Work (Diving) Regulations 2006 27.

National Employment Centre Decree 2009 28.

Workmen‟s Compensation Act (Cap.

94) 29.

Industrial Associations Act (Cap.

95) 30.

Shop (Regulation of Hours and Employment) Act (Cap.

100) 31.

Daylight Savings Act 1998 32.

Indian Immigrants (Repatriation) Act (Cap.


103) 2010 Annual Report Page 10 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Ministry is responsible for the promotion of social justice in workplaces through the provision of awareness, training, advisory services and capacity building exercises for the social partners including the enforcement of Fiji‟s labour legislations to ensure compliance through t raining and inspections of workplaces.
The Ministry also administers the ten (10) Wages Councils and enforces the Wages Regulations Orders and inspections of workplace to ensure compliance with the Employment Relations and OHS legislations.
In 2010, the Ministry is responsible to continue with the task of reducing the Decent Work Deficit through the Ministry‟s new Mediation Service and Employment Relations Tribunal; impetus to hive-off the National Occupational Health and Safety and Workers Compensation Services together with Department of Environment, the development of OHS Reform, Workers Compensation Reform, IT Reform, ER Reform, Productivity Reform, Financial Management Reform and Civil Service Reform and to maintain the current operations of its core services.
In a facilitative role, the Ministry informally mediates employment disputes and employment grievances between individual workers and employers, provides advisory support to employers and trade unions on administration best practices and workers on all workers compensation matters.

Coordinating implementation of APO training projects and the administration of Government‟s obligations under the ILO as a member state are also part of the Ministry‟s key responsibilities.
the …mediates employment disputes and employment grievances between workers and employers… 2010 Annual Report Page 11 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Hon.
Minister for Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment FILIPE N. BOLE Chief Mediator VIMLESH MAHARAJ Permanent Secretary TAITO R. WAQA Chief Tribunal SAINIVALATI KURUDUADUA Chief Executive Officer-NEC VILIMONE BALEDROKADROKA Deputy Secretary (OHSWC) OSEA CAWARU Deputy Secretary (HQ) SAMUELA NAMOSIMALUA Director National OHS Service ISIMELI TUIVAGA Director Labour Compliance Service SADRUGU RAMAGIMAGI Director Labour Policy & Productivity VILIMONE BALEDROKADROKA Manager Corporate Service YOGESH PRAKASH Manager Labour Compliance Service MALAKAI RAIKOTI Manager Labour Policy & Productivity Services KELENI TIKOMAISUVA Manager Risk Engineering Service NEERAJ KUMAR Manager Training Accreditation Chemical & Hygiene Service RONALD RAJ Manager Workers Compensation Service VANI VAREA Manager Field Operations Service (Western) MATEO DAUREWA Manager Capital Projects & Information Technology Services FILIMONI LUTUNAIKA Manager Field Operations Service (Central/Eastern) VILIAME CAGILABA Note 1.
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The Employment Relations Court (not shown in above organisation structure) is a Division of the High Court and presided by a High Court Judge.
2010 Annual Report Page 12 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Mediation Services Chief Mediator Mr. Vimlesh Maharaj Mediator Mr. Tevita Kunatuba Mediator Ms. Margaret Chute Mediator Mr. Harbans Narayan Mediator Mr. Anirudh Singh Mediator Mr. Surendra Shiudin Mediator Ms. Arieta Tagivetaua Mediator (Ba) Mr. Sahid Ali Mediator (Nadi) Mr. Sosiceni Manulevu Military Personnel Seconded to the Ministry in 2010 Lt. Col. Kitione Tuinaosara (Officer-in-charge) Maj. Rauni Tikoinayau (Medical Officer) Sgt Amenatave Kamanalagi Sgt Joji Nayacakalou Sgt Josevata Wara LCpl Anare Bana LCpl Jiujiua Cama LCpl Waisake Kado LCpl Anita Salaivalu LCpl Vaseva Caucau Pte Mesake Delaivalu 1.
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Pte Arieta Nasegai National Employment Centre Management Team Chief Executive Officer Mr. Vilimone Baledrokadroka Director Employment Services Mr. Viliame Cagilaba Director Operations Ms. Keleni Tikoisuva Chief Information Officer Mr. Filimoni Lutunaika 2010 Annual Report Page 13 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT LINKAGES OF STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR CHANGE OUTCOMES AND MINISTRY’S OUTPUTS 2010 Annual Report Page 14 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PART TWO ACHIEVEMENTS AND MILESTONES 2010 Annual Report Page 15 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT LABOUR REFORM PROGRESS With increasing globalization, Fiji must quickly reform its labour market with the aim to secure social justice for its people by minimizing the negative effects of globalization on our domestic labour market, while maximizing its positive effects.
This aim is summarised in the Ministry‟s Vision of Decent and Productive Work for All.

This is the very challenge that the Labour Ministry is embarking on over the years, and committed to complete this Labour Reform as soon as possible.

By the Lord‟s Grace alone we, through active dialogue and participation with our social partners, have been able to deliver most of the components of the Labour Reform to date, as summarized below.
The good news is that we are ready to conclude this marathon Labour Reform.

Therefore, the Ministry‟s 2011 Policy target is to finally complete the Labour Reform in terms of modernizing of all policies and laws by 31st December 2011, and the establishing of the new WorkCare Authority in 2012 for the modern OHS and Workers Compensation Services.
The main challenge of the Labour Reform is to undertake local, regional and global labour market researches to identify „gaps‟ in labour market policies, laws, institutions, values, practices, competencies, systems and processes; and strategically position our modern labour market policies, laws, institutions, values, practices, competencies, systems and processes against the forces of globalization to ensure that the minimum social protection and labour standards afforded to our workers are compatible with our social and economic needs, and also promote good faith employment relations and ensure that best business management practices and implemented in workplaces to improve productivity in a sustainable manner.
This includes the reforming of our wage setting machinery to promote productivity and ensure decent wages for workers, balanced with employers‟ ability to pay.

The six (6) components of the Labour Reform (demand side) which the Labour Ministry were heavily involved with since the 1990s are listed below.
The dates noted after each component indicate the period in which market research, policy framework design, legislation drafting and development, establishment of administration and institutions with capacity building and training are completed or expected to be completed for that component of the Reform.

i. OHS Reform: ii.

ER Reform: iii.

Productivity Reform: iv.

Wages Reform: v. Employment Reform (NEC): vi.


Workers Compensation Reform: Completed between 1991-2001: Rolled Out; Completed between 2004-2010: Rolled Out; Completed between 2004-2010: Rolled Out; Completed between 2004-2010: Rolled Out; Completed between 2008-2009: Rolled Out; Scheduled between 2008-2011: Rolled Out in 2012.
2010 Annual Report Page 16 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT OHS Reform The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Reform was successfully completed in the 1990s culminating in the enactment of the enabling Health and Safety at Work Act 1996 and the establishment of the National OHS Service in 1998 which replaced the outdated Factories Act and its Factories Inspectorate agency.
Since 1997 the national annual OHS accident rate has been consistently declining in a significant way by at least 5% per annum, which is a clear testimony on the increasing awareness and observance of OHS standards across industries with productivity gains.

However, the emerging challenges are occupational diseases, noise hearing loss and work stress issues.
The successful OHS Reform is based on the „duty of care‟ principle where the primary responsibilities of OHS risk management rest with requisite parties who create risk from the „cradle-to-grave‟ risk continuum (designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers, employers, users and workers).
This proactive OHS risk management policy is summarized by the philosophy that: “Those who create the OHS risks and those who work with those risks must have the primary responsibility to resolve those risks (not the OHS Inspectors or another third party)”.

third party advisory/consultants including OHS Inspectors.
the secondary assistance can be accrued Therefore, to This policy of co-regulation between the employers and workers (OHS Committees/Representatives) or between the State and the enterprise is the hallmark of paradigm shift in the devolution of powers between actors to effectively improve participation in the resolution of OHS risks and improvement of productivity.
This historic labour market reform effectively paved the way for the Employment Relations Reform and the Productivity Reform, including the reformation of leadership and management styles in workplaces to synergize with the best practices under the Fiji Business Excellence Award system and ISO 9001 quality management standard.
In fact this successful OHS policy fundamental was adopted to reform and transform the former 2003 Industrial Relations Bill into the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Employment Relations Bills which became law as the Employment Relations Promulgation 2007.
Therefore, the parallel ER co-regulation policy (similar to the OHS Policy) which is facilitated and promoted by the Labour-Management Consultation and Cooperation Committee is summarized by the philosophy that: “Those who create the ER risks (employment grievances and employment disputes) and those who work with those risks must have the primary responsibility to resolve those risks (not the Labour Inspectors or another third party such as Mediation or ER Tribunal or ER Court)”.
2010 Annual Report Page 17 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Employment Relations Reform The Employment Relations Reform (formerly called the Industrial Relations Reform) was finally implemented with the enactment of the new Employment Relations Promulgation (ERP) on 1st October 2007, which came into force on 2nd April 2008.

A six (6) months grace period was granted by Cabinet for stakeholders to prepare themselves for full compliance.
The historic enactment of the visionary Employment Relations legislations in 2007 and its seven (7) subsidiary legislations in 2008, resulted in the repealing of six (6) outdated pieces of labour legislations and replacing them with modern legislations which provide various labour standards and social protection provisions for workers, and also promote good faith social dialogue and productivity improvement in workplaces.
For the first time in our history, these new labour laws comply with relevant ILO Conventions.

Government is committed to roll out the various components of the Labour Reform under these new labour laws to ensure decent work for all, especially during this challenging time of global economic crisis.

Like any new law, we are currently refining certain provisions of the law to improve the effectiveness of its applications.
The role of employment relations in Fiji has taken a universal dimension and meaning, brought about by pressures from the Global Economy.

Globalization makes us more vulnerable to each other because it makes us dependent more on each other in trade, investment, finance and also in the world of employment.

It puts pressures on all stakeholders of our local industry to work very closely together in a partnership arrangement (“we” rather than “them and us”).
In response to this global challenge, the new ERP demands a big shift in the way we resolve our conflicts, from the current adversarial industrial relations approach towards the desired consultative approach where we see ourselves as partners in development rather than adversaries and without discrimination.
This is the very essence of the social, economic and political reforms carried out under the Peoples Charter with the aim to carry our country forward on the principles of common citizenship, fairness, equity, justice and good governance.
The ERP is the result of very intensive and extensive consultations and consensus building amongst the tripartite social partners (employers, trade unions and Government) including other key agencies, the general public and civil society organizations for a period of about ten years since 1998.

The current Government successfully promulgated the new law in its commitment to deliver progressive social justice and productivity for all workers in Fiji.
The ERP repealed and replaced six (6) outdated pieces of labour legislations and replaced them with an innovative and modern policy framework that integrates for the first time, the promotion of good faith employment relationships with productivity improvement, which we consider as the fundamentals of sustainable socio-economic development.
For the first time in our history, the enabling and reformed labour legislations (ER, OHS & NEC) collectively fulfill both the guiding principles of our Peoples Charter for Change, Peace and Progress, and the Fiji Productivity Charter 2005; and comply with a total of thirty (30) ILO Conventions which Fiji has ratified, including the eight (8) Core ILO Conventions of the 1998 ILO Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and the four (4) Priority ILO Conventions of the 2008 ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization.
The ERP requires all employers employing more than 20 workers must establish a Labour-Management Consultation and Cooperation Committee (LMC) with the dual aims of promoting good faith employment relationships and productivity improvement.

The vibrant synergy created at the LMC is designed to boost innovation in workplaces.
The rationale of the new policy design is to improve the quality of employment relationships, thereby shifting our conflict resolution culture away from the unproductive adversarial („divide and rule‟) approach towards the partnership („we‟) culture between employers and workers with the introduction of the duty of good faith.
2010 Annual Report Page 18 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT To facilitate this paradigm shift, a Code of Good Faith in Collective Bargaining is introduced to guide the employers and trade unions to amicably resolve their employment problems at the enterprise level.

This peace building effort is underscored by the introduction of Mediation Services as the primary-problem solving institution at the national level under the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment.
The ERP also produces Fiji‟s first Mediation Service which was established in September 2008 with a very high settlement rate of 84%.

This rate is comparable to the best mediation services in the world.

Over the very short period since its inception, Fiji‟s Mediation Service has also proven to be a very effective labour market stabilizer, peace builder, equalizer and productivity booster – and stress reliever!
For the first time in Fiji‟s history, the vulnerable non-unionized workers (comprising 70% of the employment sector) are empowered under the ERP to access the Ministry‟s Mediation Service, free of charge and without any lawyers, to amicably resolve their employment grievances.

This important social justice landmark is supported by the Code of Good Faith that governs social dialogue in employment relationships.
This mediatory peace building effort relegates the litigation processes to the secondary role via the newly created Employment Relations Tribunal and Employment Relations Court.

The ERP and its seven (7) supporting subsidiary legislations in the forms of Regulations and Codes are designed to integrate for the first time in a single national policy framework the promotion of good faith employment relationships with productivity improvements at the enterprises, industrial sectors and national levels.
We see for the first time fully paid maternity leave and the introduction of the concept of equal employment opportunities to remove all forms of discrimination.

The new law recognizes sexual harassment as a special form of gender discrimination and we have a new National Policy on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, and Fiji‟s first National Workplace Code of Practice on HIV and AIDS.

These need more promotion and awareness.


The new law ensures both workers and employers are treated fairly, with dignity and are rewarded fairly for their work, while promoting harmonious and productive employment relationships.

It ensures smooth and speedy resolutions of grievances and disputes whether individual or collective, with proactive mediation as the primary resolution mechanism.
The new law is also designed to get rid of bureaucratic bottlenecks and delays in resolving employment related disputes that have contributed in the past to work stoppages and strikes causing significant economic losses and downturn in national productivity.

It is designed to create a productive environment through the introduction of fundamental social justice principles and the duty of Good Faith that will improve employment relationships and boost investor confidence.
The employers will greatly benefit from the stable environment and harmonious employment relationships under the new legislation.

The law has got all the vital ingredients that will deliver social justice and peaceful co-existence in the productive employment of our people.

However, the quality of leadership and management at enterprises are key enablers to achieve these.
The enactment of this new ER law is a landmark socio-economic policy reform that are significantly reshaping the social and economic landscape of Fiji‟s labour market towards achieving social justice, good governance and sustainable productivity growth at both the corporate and national levels as desired under the Peoples Charter and the Ministry‟s vision of Decent and Productive Work for All.
2010 Annual Report Page 19 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Productivity Reform The Productivity Reform referred here is the component integrated in the policy framework of the new Employment Relations Promulgation 2007.

This is in response to the commitment by stakeholders to implement the “Programme of Action” (Article 2) of the Fiji Productivity Charter 2005.
The multiple aims of our Charter are to raise national competitiveness; eradicate poverty and raise standard of living; create economic opportunities by producing more goods and services more efficiently and effectively; advance the promotion of sustainable development and make Fiji the premier place to live and work.

These aims are basically to ensure that we continue our productivity growth in a involvement of sustainable manner, with everyone in the formal and informal sectors.
the It the delivery capacity of the Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) to improve productivity at the enterprise level in both the public and private sectors through the workplace Labour-Management Consultation and Cooperation Committees (LMCC).

This will result in the close partnership of the Labour Ministry, social partners and TPAF in the implementation of this new productivity policy initiative to achieve the desired aim of Article 1.1 of the Productivity Charter.
is also designed to strengthen The desired key outcomes intended to be delivered in a sustainable manner by the Labour Reform through the enactment and implementation of the new Employment Relations Promulgation 2007 are twofold – (i) To promote and realize „good faith‟ employment relationships; and (ii) To promote and raise productivity levels in workplaces.

These two-fold outcomes are designed to be delivered at the workplace level through various newly created consultative arrangements.
For example, the establishment and functioning of LMCC Committees for employers employing more than 20 workers.

A LMCC Committee consists of equal number of managers and workers with a role of promoting harmonious employment relationships and productivity improvement in workplaces throughout Fiji.

LMCC Committees will also collate productivity data on six monthly intervals to enable enterprises to measure their performances objectively and find ways to improve them.
These productivity data will also be sent the Labour Ministry to be collated, analyzed and computed into productivity indicators for respective industrial sectors and national aggregate as well, to complement the data gathered by the Productivity Measurement Unit of TPAF and those with the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Bureau of Statistics and Reserve Bank of Fiji.
level and national In this way we will be able to measure how well we have fared in productivity improvement at the enterprise level, sector terms of Labour Productivity, Capital Productivity and Total Factor Productivity and other productivity ratios and indicators.
This market feedback will also be useful to determine whether the knowledge, skills and qualifications acquired from our school systems, level in FNU, TPAF and USP are compatible with the needs of workplaces and businesses in Fiji, and initiate reforms in these institutions based on the „supply and demand‟ needs of the labour market.

The productivity indicators will also enable an enterprise, sector or the country as a whole to compare itself with any enterprise, sector or nation around the world.
2010 Annual Report Page 20 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Wages Reform The past and present Wages Councils in Fiji have been guided by ILO Convention No.

26 on Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery (1928) which was ratified by Fiji in 1974.

Article 3 of the Convention states that “Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall be free to decide the nature and form of the minimum wage fixing machinery, and the methods to be followed in its operation”.
This flexibility allowed Fiji to establish its Wages Councils along key industrial sectors, with each Council advising the Minister for Labour on minimum wages within the sector, adopting a wage setting criteria that basically used the cost of living or inflation rate without any productivity component.

However, the 8th Pillar of the Peoples Charter for Change, Peace and Progress, commits Government to adopt a National Minimum Wage in its efforts to reduce poverty to a negligence level by 2015.
Also, the Fiji Productivity Charter 2005 commits social partners to move towards productivity based wage systems.
The ten Wages Councils currently in operation are: Wages Council (Road Transport), Wages Council (Wholesale & Retail Trades), Wages Council (Building & Civil & Electrical Engineering), Wages Council (Hotel & Catering Trades), Wages Council (Manufacturing Industry), Wages Council (Printing Trades), Wages Council (Sawmilling & Logging Industry), Wages Council (Mining & Quarrying Industry), Wages Council (Garment Industry), Wages Council (Security Services).
The establishment of an additional Media and Journalism Wages Council and a Miscellaneous Wages Council to cover all other workers not covered by any other Councils are committed to be finalized next year.

As part of the Wages Reform, all the ten (10) existing Wages Councils were reformed under the Employment Relations Promulgation 2007 (ERP) with a common Chairperson (compared to 10 Chairpersons in the past) to reduce costs and provide better coordination in setting minimum wages.
The Councils set inter alia the minimum hourly rate of remuneration for each of the job categories within the ten sectors through the WROs.

The current ten (10) WROs apply only to workers whose minimum rate of remuneration does not exceed $250.00 per week, which is much higher than the Basic Needs Poverty Line (BNPL).

Therefore, the WROs basically protect the interests of about 70% non-unionized and marginalized working people in different industries/sectors in Fiji.
The key areas of debate in setting the multiple minimum wages for various sectors in the Wages Councils revolved around the criteria used by the Wages Councils in determining the increases in minimum wages under the respective Wages Regulations Orders.
For example, the employers contended that the Wages Councils are biased in including too many social criteria and not including key economic criteria such as GDP growth, productivity growth, ability to pay and impact on employment in the determination exercise.

Hence, the need to adopt a set of criteria which is accepted by all social partners.
This issue was successfully resolved in three special Employment Relations Advisory Board (ERAB) meetings this year where all the social partners (employers, workers, Government & Wages Councils) unanimously agreed for the Wages Councils to adopt the flexible wage setting criteria contained in the ILO Convention No.
131 and its Recommendation 135 as the basis to review and adjust minimum wages in Fiji under the Wages Regulation Orders that are compatible with the economic and social realities of Fiji, and also to use the criteria to determine a National Minimum Wage later.

In this dialogue, the Labour Ministry is promoting a productivity-based wage system to enhance national productivity and also work towards a National Minimum Wage to be declared by the Labour Minister later, as committed under the Peoples Charter.
The objective of the adopted wage reform policy is to give wage-earners the minimum social protection in the context of economic realities of a nation as summarized in the following six social and economic criteria or groups of factors, to be taken into account in determining the level of minimum wages: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Criterion 1: the needs of workers and their families; Criterion 2: the general level of wages in the country; Criterion 3: the cost of living and changes therein; Criterion 4: social security benefits; Criterion 5: the relative living standards of other social groups; and Criterion 6: economic factors, including the requirements of economic development, levels of productivity and the level of employment.
This criterion also includes the capacity to pay.

The productivity indicators acquired under the Productivity Reform will also be used to promote productivity based performance system and associated productivity based wage systems at the enterprise, sector and national levels.
The new minimum wage formula based on these ILO criteria to be used in the review and adjustment of multiple sector based 2010 Annual Report Page 21 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT minimum wages under the WROs will be finalized next year, and the exercise to determine the National Minimum Wage will be also commissioned next year.
Employment Creation Reform (NEC) In response to the global jobs crisis, the Ministry, in consultation with the tripartite partners and other stakeholders, has promulgated Fiji‟s new employment and social protection policies to drive economic growth and accelerate recovery from the global economic crisis.

This is our international, regional and national commitments to the 2009 ILO Jobs Pact endorsed by all ILO member states in the 2009 International Labour Conference held in Geneva.
In response to this global employment policy initiative, the Ministry has gazetted Fiji‟s first National Employment Centre law (the National Employment Centre Decree) last year in December 2009 and the National Employment Centre (NEC) was launched by the Minister on 4th June 2010, to be a “one-stop shop” agency to actively engage Fiji‟s unemployed in meaningful economic activities.
Despite meager resources, the Centre was successfully commissioned and made operational by forty one (41) committed Ministry staff who were seconded to the Centre between August to December 2010, processing about 3,700 unemployed people through registration, professional counseling, aptitude tests, life skills training, employment skills training and workplace attachments.
The Centre consolidates, facilitates, coordinates and monitors all our current employment promotion and small business creation activities with the aim to boost employment creation and productivity both in the formal and in the informal sectors, locally and overseas.
In an integrated manner, the Centre is managing the Formal Employment Service, the Self Employment Service, and also establishes and manages the new Fiji Volunteer Service and our Overseas Employment Service in close partnerships with our training institutions to boost our national skills levels.

The OHS training is also included as a compulsory component in both the Life Skills and Employment or Business Skills training for all unemployed people registered with the National Employment Centre.
Together with the inclusion of OHS in school curriculum as part of the current Education Reform, school leavers and graduates will be more aware and better prepared to actively participate in OHS promotion activities in workplaces.

The first official budget of $1.0 million for the National Employment Centre was announced in the 2011 Budget Address to help bring unemployment rate down from 8.6% (2007 figure) to 4.2% in 2012 as committed under Government‟s Ten Point Plan.
TPAF has also committed a total of $3.0 million in grant to the NEC, with $1.0 million per year for the three year 2010 Annual Report Page 22 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT period 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Hence, target of 2,000 unemployed to be processed in 2011.

However, there will be a rationalization of resources between the NEC and other Ministry‟s core businesses to enable them to complete their respective Labour Reform components in 2011.
For example, the Ministry‟s Productivity Unit will be fully fledged in order to deliver its outputs in 2011.

Workers Compensation Reform This is the last of the six components of the Labour Reform to be undertaken by the Ministry.

The completion of the Workers Compensation Reform will mark the end of the long journey to conclude the overhauling and modernizing of all our outdated colonial labour policies, laws, institutions, values, practices, competencies, systems and processes.
The Government‟s social protection policy promoted by the Ministry is to strengthen our national social security regime by working towards replacing our outdated workers compensation system with a “no-fault” social insurance scheme.

The reformed system is to provide better health care and social security for injured workers and dependents of deceased workers, with very strong governance and oversight features.
The new scheme is also expected to significantly reduce poverty and promote national wealth creation.

The draft workers compensation law will be submitted for Cabinet approval next year after consultations with social partners.

The Ministry‟s target is to complete the new law and organization design with processes in 2011, and complete the commissioning of the new Authority in 2012.
The proposal is to integrate both the current National OHS Service and the new Workers Compensation Service into an executive agency or statutory body under a new enabling legislation for cost-effectiveness.

The authority should be self- financing, thus reducing the Labour Ministry‟s size and budget to facilitate the rightsizing exercise under the Civil Service Reform.
Parallel with the Ministry‟s drafting of the new Workers Compensation law, the National OHS and Workers Compensation Service, in liaison with NSW WorkCover Authority, is actively engaged in developing the knowledge and skills of medical practitioners in Fiji in the evaluation of work-related permanent impairment in injured persons, as a vital part of Fiji‟s Workers Compensation Reform.
After much discussions with relevant stakeholders at the National OHS Advisory Board and support from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry engaged a renowned Occupational Medicine Specialist and consultant from New South Wales, Australia, Dr. Dwight Dowda who conducted the first Impairment Assessment 2 day workshop at the Raffles Tradewinds in Lami in September 2006 for local doctors assessing workers compensation cases.
Dr. Dowda conducted 2 four-day workshops, one here in Suva and one in Lautoka as part of the recommendations from the 2006 workshop.

These workshops target about 45 local Doctors.

At the end of these impairment assessment trainings, these doctors are expected to professionally assess permanent impairments for occupational injuries and diseases to quality international standards such as the American AMA5 Guidelines and the NSW Workcover Guides for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.
These two widely recognized standards are adopted in the workshops for the professional training of local Doctors by Dr Dowda to enable them to speedily dispose workers compensation cases under the current legislation and more so under the new workers compensation scheme to be completely developed by next year.
Also, at the end of the workshop the local Doctors, facilitated by our own Doctor seconded from the Military Dr. Rauni, will be advising the Ministry on Guidelines to be adopted by Fiji in the Evaluation of Impairment.

The aim of the workshops is to strengthen the capacity of local medical practitioners in assessing work-related permanent impairments under the workers compensation legislations.
The Ministry faced very significant problems over the years in not 2010 Annual Report Page 23 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT being able to facilitate the timely payments of workers compensation cases.

One of the main reasons is the lack of capacity of local doctors and the absence of adopted national guidelines in this specialized occupational medicine field.
These complications significantly delay the payout of workers compensation and adversely affect the delivery of social justice to the vulnerable workers and their families.

The Ministry is greatly indebted to the Prime Minister and Commander of the Fiji Military Forces for providing a batch of fifteen (15) Military Officers led by Lt.

Colonel Tuinaosara which includes Dr. Rauni, a Fiji Military Doctor.
Dr. Rauni was sent by the Ministry to NSW this year and successfully completed his occupational medicine skills training in Impairment Assessment.

On his return he has cleared a very significant number of backlog workers compensation cases together with the very able support of the hardworking Military support staff attached with the Workers Compensation Service.
Combined with the workers compensation staff, the efforts of the dedicated Military team has been responsible for the clearing of most of the backlog cases to date.

This is a very important part of the Workers Compensation Reform, which would facilitate the smooth transition from the old to the new legal jurisdictions.

Efforts also made for FSM/FNU to provide formal post graduate Occupational Medicine courses for local Doctors in liaison with Monash University.
This initiative is looking positive and would significantly improve local capacity for sustainable improvement of occupational medicine practice in Fiji under the new Workers Compensation legislation.
With increasing incidence of Non-Communicable Diseases in the general population and also reflected in the workers compensation cases, the National OHS Service must step up its exhortations for all employers and workers to actively participate in promoting safe and healthy practices and lifestyles in their workplaces through their OHS committees and OHS management systems in order to ensure quality of working life amongst workers and enhance workplace productivity on a sustainable basis.
This is in accordance with the proactive „duty of care‟ principle under the OHS legislations which is designed to prevent the occurrence of workplace injuries and diseases with associated costs - the old adage that “prevention” is better than „cure‟ and a healthy workforce produces a happy and productive nation .
2010 Annual Report Page 24 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTION OF LABOUR REFORMS TO TARGETED OUTCOMES At the outset, the Labour Ministry‟s commitment is to rebuild confidence, stability and growth in the labour market in facilitating economic and social development at the enterprise, industry and national levels.
To achieve this goal, the Ministry is tasked with reforming all the outdated labour legislations with the aim of providing a progressive business environment that promotes flexibility in wage fixing, stable employment relationships, improved terms and conditions of employment and good faith bargaining that will enhance productivity.

This Reform has been long overdue since Independence.
The current labour laws generally reflect colonial heritage, values, norms and institutions that have outlived their usefulness.

The piecemeal changes in the last three decades only strengthened the adversarial nature of employment relations to the detriment of the workers, the employers and the economy as a whole.

In this context, the Labour Reform marks a new era in employment relations in Fiji.
The era that will be distinguished by a commitment to the fundamental principle of partnership based on the belief that it is better to work together co-operatively for the common good in the workplace than to work in opposition to each other.

Therefore, the Reform is intended to produce positive outcomes and improve productivity for everyone: Government, employers and workers.

Roadmap for Democracy and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development 2009- 2014 1.
Employment and the Labour market – Fullest and most productive utilization of our human resources.

2.

Poverty Reduction – Reducing poverty to a negligible level by 2015.

3.

Gender Equality and Women Development – Achievement of gender equality and empowerment of women.

4.

Public Sector Reform – To improve public service delivery and improve public sector efficiency and effectiveness through public sector reforms.
The Reform promotes a brand new culture of conflict resolution through dialogue in good faith to build proactive and progressive employment relationships amongst the social partners.

If other countries have benefitted from this principle, we believe Fiji can, must and will also benefit from it too, as demonstrated vividly in the successful case of Singapore and other countries.
However, this principle of Good Faith will demand a complete change of spiritual values and behaviour in how social partners conduct their collective bargaining process and resolve their differences.

It demands a revolutionary shift and „spiritual rebirth‟ in our moral values and attitudes, from the current bad faith attitude to the desired good faith behaviour (Agape Love).
The Reform is also designed to get rid of bureaucratic bottlenecks and delays in resolving employment related disputes that have contributed to work stoppages and strikes causing significant economic losses and downturn in national productivity.

In essence, the Reform will create a productive environment through the introduction of fundamental social justice principles and good faith that will improve employment relationships and boost investor confidence.
2010 Annual Report Page 25 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT ACHIEVEMENT OF MINISTRY OUTPUTS AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS Achievements of Outcome 1 Outcome 1: Output 1 Employment Relations Reform The Ministry attained significant achievements under this output the Employment Relations Reform under the Employment Relations Promulgation 2007 (ERP).
the cost effective roll-out of including included Mediator Accreditation by SMC This the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Singapore Mediation Centre for the recognition of the Ministry‟s Mediation Service upon the successful accreditation of the Mediators within the Ministry to the Associate Mediator Level under the SMC‟s Accreditation System.
Facilitation for TPAF and FNPF Reforms The Ministry also facilitated the significant reforms being undertaken by the Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) and the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) as well as the institutional merger of TPAF with the Fiji National University.

Wages Councils Reform The progress of the Wages Councils Reform towards a national minimum wage is under review with the aim of reducing poverty to a negligible level by 2012.
Commendation and Assistance from ILO The Ministry received a national commendation from the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the progress of Fiji‟s Labour Reforms during the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2010.

The Ministry continued to strive for the inculcation of social justice in the workplace in all aspects of its policy- making and operations.
This included the establishment of the Monitoring Unit for the ILO TACKLE Project as signed between the Ministry and ILO on 16th December 2010.

The ILO TACKLE Project is part of a global effort to eliminate child labour by providing access to basic education and training.

The Ministry, in conjunction with ILO, also facilitated the finalisation of Fiji‟s Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) with social partners.
The Programme is part of the coordinated effort sanctioned by ILO for all its member countries to promote the decent work agenda in their respective workforces.

Technical Assistance to Pacific Island Countries Another achievement under this output is the provision of consultancy services on labour market reforms by the Fiji Government through the Labour Ministry to Pacific Island countries based on specific country requests.
Currently a Memorandum of Understanding is being developed between the Ministry and PNG‟s Ministry of Labour, to undertake OHS Reform in the Independent State of Papua and New Guinea.
A similar Memorandum of Understanding on similar types of assistance is being discussed with the relevant agencies in Kiribati and the Solomon the Memorandum of Understanding drawn up by the Ministry between the Governments of Fiji and PNG concerning the employment of professionals and trade workers from Fiji in the multi-billion PNG-LNG Project.

This latter MOU is currently being considered by the PNG Government.

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These are in addition to ISO Certification of Systems and Processes The Ministry had also embarked on the systematic review of all its systems and processes, policies and legislations in line with international best practises and incorporating common spiritual values, the PSC‟s and Ministry‟s ethics and values.

The review sets the basis for the Ministry‟s systems and ISO 9001 standard on Quality processes Management Systems and ISO 26000 Guidelines on Social Corporate Responsibility.
the certification of the to 2010 Annual Report Page 26 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT $55,666 $68,217 $12,304 $5,447 $8,1 91 $17,998 $5,297 $1,398 $2,364 $4,996 $119,358 PWD HEALTH DEPART OF ENERGY GOVT SHIPPING PRISONS RFMF POLICE LANDS DEPARTMENT EDUCATION WATER & SEWARAGE AGRICULTURE Note: Industries with no payout is not included in the above chart.
Figure 3: Compensation Payable for Government Injury Cases For the private sector, a total compensation payout of $915,737.95 was recorded during the year.

Of this amount, $816,737.95 was paid out for injury cases and $99,000 was paid out for death cases.

Outcome 1: Output 2 Clearance of Compensation Claim Backlog The Ministry continued with the clearance of the backlog of workers compensation claims during the year.
Following a directive from the Prime Minister‟s Office, the Ministry managed to clear 1,956 claims from a total of 2,201 claims for workers compensation during the year as shown in Figure 1 below.

245 settled pending 1956 Figure 1: 2010 Workers Compensation Backlog Cases In relation to the significant reduction in backlog cases, the Ministry utilised $1,913,007.00 or 96% of the $2m allocated for workers compensation in the 2010 Budget to clear the backlog of all Government cases.
Of this amount, $1,479.448.09 was paid out to the claimants and their beneficiaries, and $433,557.91 was incurred as operational costs.

The breakdowns of payouts for death and injury cases in the public sector are shown in Figures 2 and 3.

$24,045 $240,450 $288,540 $24,045 $24,045 $24,045 $144,270 $408,765 PWD EDUCATION RFMF AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVES PSC POLICE HEALTH Note: Industries with no payout is not included in the above chart.
Figure 2: Compensation Payable for Government Death Cases 2010 Annual Report Page 27 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 2010 Annual Report Page 28 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT This achievement translates to a 89% settlement rate and mainly attributed to the scheduled deployment of the some of the Ministry‟s Suva-based staff to the District Offices in the Western and Northern Divisions; regular visits by the Ministry‟s designated Medical Officer to all the Labour Offices in the Districts to carry out medical assessments of injured workers; and the secondment of the team of military officers led by Lt. Col. Tuinaosara to the Ministry to boost the Ministry‟s capacity to efficiently and effectively settle the high volume of backlogged workers compensation cases.
Outcome 1: Output 3 The major achievement of this Output is the settlement of claims from past and current Fiji soldiers that served in the Middle-East.

The Ministry paid out a total of $1,123,383.52 or 75% from the $1.5m allocated in the 2010 Budget with the breakdown of payout shown in Figure 4 below.

The balance of $376,616.48 was not utilised due to the delay in the release of RIE.
54% 46% DEATH INJURY Figure 4: Compensation Payout for Military Servicemen 2010 Annual Report Page 29 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Achievements of Outcome 2 Outcome 2: Output 4 Labour Compliance Enforcement Policy The Ministry continued to implement and review the Labour Compliance Services Enforcement Policy and Procedures for continuous improvement.
This included the provision of relevant the Labour Compliance Service staff on policies and procedures, and raising the level of awareness amongst employers and clients on the Ministry‟s systems and processes concerning labour standards stipulated under the Employment Relations Promulgation and its subsidiary regulations and code.

the enforcement of training for Workplace Inspections for Labour Standards The Ministry managed to inspect a total of 3,350 employers and workplaces in 2010.
This number represents 36% of the 9,253 employers registered in 2010 as shown in Figure 6 below.

These inspections fully complement the role of the Employment Relations Tribunal and in productive working and ensuring relationships between all the key stakeholders in Fiji‟s labour market.
the Employment Relations Court harmonious 3350 Settled Pending 5903 Figure 5: Consolidated Labour Inspections in 2010 Of the 5,201 registered WRO employers, the Ministry inspected 2,509 out of the targeted number of 4,421 or 80% of the total as committed in the Ministry‟s Annual Corporate Plan 2010.

The total number inspections conducted in 2010 translate to an achievement of 57% as shown in Figure 6.
2509 1912 Settled Pending Figure 6: Consolidated WRO Inspections in 2010 The Ministry also handled labour complaints received from workers and referred 887 such complaints to the Employment Relations Tribunal for adjudication in 2010.

The resolution rate by the Tribunal is shown in Table 1.
Case Dispute Grievance Workers Compensation Misc Application Criminal Cases Total Received Closed 121 149 165 73 16 524 205 349 204 96 33 887 Active 84 200 39 23 17 363 Table 1: Total Labour Complaints with ER Tribunal Through the labour compliance inspections of employers and workplaces, and the complaints received from workers, the Ministry recovered a total of $232,909.86 in wages arrears and the breakdown by Labour Offices is shown in Figure 7 below.
$56,765.86 $52,714.25 $52,053.81 $42,518.04 $27,115.15 $1,346.00 $396.75 Figure 7: Recovered Wages by Labour Offices 2010 Annual Report Page 30 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Outcome 2: Output 5 OHS Consultancy The Ministry continued to improve the delivery of OHS Field Operations and Risk Engineering services in 2010.
As a result, the services delivered reached, and in most cases exceeded, the targets committed in the Ministry‟s Annual Corporate Plan 2010 as depicted in Figures 8 and 9 below.
Actual2010 Targeted 2010 753 450 200 211 50 50 250 237 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Figure 8: Licensing, Compliance and Monitoring TARGET 2010 ACHIEVEMENT Figure 9: Comparison Chart 2010 – Targets and Achievements NDT Consultancy The Ministry also delivered a total of 753 hours of NDT Consultancy services against the target of 450 hours as committed in the Ministry‟s Annual Corporate Plant 2010 to Fiji‟s industries and shown in Figure 10 below.
This performance represented the growing demand for NDT consultancy services from the various industries around the country.

The Ministry also established a special laboratory to support the provision of NDT tasks and the safe storage of NDT equipment and materials.

This setup is guided by the systems and processes stipulated in Ministry‟s NDT management system for the purpose of further improving the provision of NDT services to clients and the local industries.
Actual2010 Targeted 2010 450 753 Figure 10: Quality NDT Consultancy Service OHS Enforcement and Compliance The Ministry also improved the performance of OHS services delivery through the development, training and adoption of the OHS Enforcement Policy and Procedures by the Ministry‟s OHS staff.

Appropriate awareness training and promotion were also provided for key stakeholders such as employers and clients.
Through this improvement, a total of 30 employers were charged legislation and for serious breaches of prosecuted by the ER Tribunal and ER Court in 2010. the OHS Reported OHS Incidents in 2010 The Ministry received a total of 30 OHS incidences report in 2010 which represents and incidence rate of less than 0.03% for Fiji‟s formal sector workforce of approximately 260,000.

The decreasing trend of OHS incidences over the past years is shown Figure 11 below.
78 59 39 30 100 80 60 40 20 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 Figure 11: Trend of Reported OHS Incidents - 2007 to 2010 Overall, the complementing role of the enhanced OHS consultancy services with the effective and efficient enforcement of OHS provisions by the Ministry‟s OHS inspectorate are achieving the number of workplace incidents reported in Fiji‟s workplaces and industries.
2010 Annual Report Page 31 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Achievements of Outcome 3 Outcome 3: Output 6 The Ministry‟s Mediation Unit received a total of 10 in 2010.

This represents a Employment Disputes significant decline from the 40 Employment Disputes received in 2009.

However, 11 of the 2009 cases were carried forward to 2010 and increasing the number of Employment Disputes pending in 2010 to 21.
13 cases were mediated in 2010 resulting in the full resolution of 3 cases and the remaining 10 cases have been referred to the Employment Relations Tribunal for adjudication as shown in Figure 12 below.

ED - 31/12/2009 ED - 31/12/2010 84 73 43 40 30 10 10 13 3 21 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 from The Unit also received a total of 1,035 Employment in 2010.
This individual workers Grievances represents an increase of 37% from the number received in 2009 consolidate the growing trend of reported Employment Grievances between 2008 and 2010 (inclusive) as shown in Figure 14 and 15 below.
1035 2008 2009 1045 2010 1159 657 824 464 723 598 219 221 219 132 134 153 21 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Figure 14: Trend of Reported Employment Grievance 2008-2010 Figure 12: Resolution of Employment Disputes in 2010 974 31/12/2009 31/12/2010 It is also noteworthy that the 3 employment disputes which were successfully resolved by the mediation process either directly benefited the parties though reinstatement or payment in lieu resulting in direct recovery and payment of $118,007.72 as shown in Figure 13 below.
$199,599.71 592 1000 800 600 400 200 0 37 43 26 14 2 4 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 $164,549.71 31/12/2009 31/12/2010 $118,007.72 $118,007.72 $35,000.00 $50.00 Figure 13: Recoveries from Employment Disputes 2009-2010 Figure 15: Categories of Employment Grievances 2009-2010 It is clear from Figure 15 that disputes on dismissals have ranked the highest, reaching about 94% of total grievance reported (1035) to the Mediation Unit.
These types of grievances had no right of redress under the old legislation but the dynamics of new regime has provided the avenue for a facilitative resolution of such grievances to the advantage of all the sides.

2010 Annual Report Page 32 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT there has been a growing tendency by Similarly individual worker seeking mediation assistance without representation.
Figure 16 illustrates the success rate of grievance resolution to be higher when unrepresented.

Outcome 3: Output 7 Referred to ERT 17% EG Settled 83% OHS Compliance The Ministry continued to promote and enforce OHS compliance in all workplaces and industries to reduce the number of workplace accidents and minimise the losses that such incidents incur at the enterprise and the national levels as shown in Figures 18 and 19 below.
Figure 16: Self Represented Employment Grievance Mediated Figure 17 illustrates the success rate of grievance resolution for workers represented by union officials.
Referred to ERT 39% EG Settled 61% Figure 17: Union Represented Employment Grievances Mediated There was no strike action in 2010 (100%) since all employment grievances and disputes were amicably resolved in good faith by parties at the enterprise level and those that referred to Mediation and Employment Tribunal were effectively resolved and contained.

In 2010 informal mediation threats was successfully undertaken between (Sheraton/Sheraton Westin Resorts).
All informal mediations were successful in 2010 (100%).
to defuse strike 4,775 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 791 459 219 575 6 10 87 56 Figure 18: Field Operation Unit Achievement 2010 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 150 Actual 2010 Targeted 2010 84 100 52 40 40 5 5 5 5 5 5 Quality OHS awareness Session Quality OHS Committee Training conducted Conduct Trainig on HASAW (GWC Regulations 2003) Conduct Trainig on HASAW (Diving Regulations 2006) Conduct Awareness 0n HIV/AIDS in Workplaces Conduct Trainig on HASAW (Control of Hazardous Substance Regulations 2006) Figure 19: Field Operation Unit Achievement in 2010 the continuing emphasis on OHS This includes education and for workers and employers training particularly in high risk industries.
As a result, the Ministry revised its OHS Training Accreditation system to enable appropriately qualified OHS practitioners to conduct OHS in workplaces.

These OHS trainings would complement the Ministry‟s effort to promote OHS as a workplace norm rather than an obligation for all workers and employers.
training 2010 Annual Report Page 33 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Achievements of Outcome 4 Outcome 4: Output 8 The Ministry successfully commissioned the new NEC operating systems and processes.

This significant achievement was facilitated by the 40 seconded staffs and the utilisation of the Ministry‟s resources to produce the outputs of the National Employment Centre within the meagre resources provided by Government.
The implementation of the National Employment Centre Decree 2009 following receipt of PSC approval from 9/8/10 to 31/12/10 to source from within, this included the development of a new value-based Training Package for the Life Skills Training including the Trainers Guide and Users Workbook benchmarked to ISO 9001 and ISO 26000 standards.
The NEC also commenced the Professional Counselling, Aptitude Assessment, Life Skills Training, Employment Skills Training, and Workplace Attachments for the unemployed during the quarter, as shown in Figures 20 and 21.
APTITUDE TEST LIFE SKILLS TRAINING 3108 2401 1704 1342 562 634 842 406 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 WEST NORTH C/E TOTAL Figure 20: Total Number of Assessment and Life Skills Training 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 REGISTRATION COUNSELED 9201 4876 1587 711 2738 2042 985 3738 NORTH C/EASTERN WEST TOTAL Figure 21: Total Number Counselled and Registered per Division Following Life Skills Training, 340 have undertaken Employment Skills Training, 58 of our unemployed have been placed in work attachments and 138 have found employment in the formal employment sector.
The the resource development processes human unemployed go the through with NEC Roadmap strategy of creating new employment opportunities and self-employment for people through enabling legal and operational framework.

that is part of Outcome 4: Output 9 The NYSS was gazetted under the NEC Decree 2009 as the Formal Employment Services benchmarked to ISO 9001 and 26000.

The NEC has provided a cost effective “One Stop Shop” for the unemployed.
Outcome 4: Output 10 the The Prime Minister endorsed the establishment of the Tripartite Forum but formal activation will be undertaken upon the completion of all the necessary preparations.
Therefore, the pending “productivity-based wage system” agenda to be resolved in the Tripartite Forum under the 2005 National Productivity Charter has been successfully resolved three special ERAB meetings and its Advisory Committees in the last quarter of 2010. in From this perspective, the Ministry has achieved 100% of the substance agenda that was to be resolved at the Tripartite Forum, despite the fact that the Forum could not meet in 2010.
The Ministry is also gearing up towards facilitating the review of the 2005 Productivity Charter with the National Training and Productivity Centre.
2010 Annual Report Page 34 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Achievements of Outcome 5 Outcome 5: Output 11 ACHIEVEMENTS Target Achieved % Consultancy services for Occupational Hygiene Services and also chemical services collaborating with Ports Authority of Fiji (joint partnership) for ratification of ILO convention regarding OHS Maritime Ports was undertaken.

Figure 22 below illustrates the number of consultancy services by Occupational Hygiene conducted Consultancy Services.
OHS Training Modules 1 & 2 OHS Awareness OHS Trainer Accreditation Chemical Registration GWC Training HIV/ AIDS Control of Hazardous Substances 60 100 10 400 5 40 10 Table 2: OHS Training Achievements in 2010 60 78 28 336 2 42 10 100 78 280 84 40 105 100 Actual 2010 Targeted 2010 450 400 500 450 300 295 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Figure 24: Revenue Generated from Occupational Hygiene in 2010 Inspector hours of proactive OHC services 2010 Chemical Registeration for 2010 Inspector hours of proactive CC services 2010 Figure 22: Occupational Hygiene Consultancy Service 2007 2008 2009 2010 80 60 40 20 0 OHS Awareness Modules 1&2 Workplaces GWC trained Figure 23: OHS Workplace Training by Unit 2007-2010 2010 Annual Report Page 35 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Achievements of Outcome 6 Outcome 6: Output 12 training and practical Knowledge Management Strategy The Permanent Secretary has been developing and disseminating Labour Reform Change Management knowledge and intellectual capital through competency- based involvement of senior managers and core business managers including the Productivity Unit and NEC Team over the years in the various Labour Reform components – OHS Reform, ER Reform, Productivity Reform, Wages Reform, NEC Reform and the Workers Compensation Reform including cross-cutting Civil Service Reform, Public Enterprise Reform, Financial management Reform, IT Reform, Systems and Processes Reform.
This special Knowledge Management Strategy is designed to boost and sustain the capability and capacity of staffs and the Ministry to effectively undertake and implement the Labour Reforms.

Quality designs in terms of decrees, regulation and codes have been benchmarked to ILO standards and international best practices.
Labour Market Information The Ministry continued to disseminate information on the labour market in 2010 through the following mediums: website, databases, media releases, awareness and training on all core businesses, consultation and policy development with stakeholders including NOHSAB, ERAB, NECB, Wages Councils through Labour Reform discussions, ILO Compliance Reports, etc.
The Ministry utilises the direct interaction with key stakeholders as the primary channel of communicating the progress and implementation of the Labour Reform policies.

This mode of interaction is relatively rich and facilitates the uptake of key policy decisions by key stakeholders.

In contrast, the Ministry utilises the normal mediums of communication of communicating information on changes brought about by local the Labour Reform and the employment market.
Even this mode of communication is not as rich as the direct interaction alternative, it is by far the most cost-effective and efficient means of disseminating the Labour Reform progress on the national scale.
impact on secondary channel through the as its Collaboration with ILO and Regional Agencies The Ministry also actively participated in the sharing of labour market information and knowledge with regional and international organisations during the ILO-sponsored workshop which was hosted by the University of the South Pacific.

PSC Week The Ministry also utilised the PSC Week which was held at Sukuna Park, Suva to promote and advertise its services to members of the general public.
Government Information and Referral Centre The Ministry actively participated in the resolution of issues and complaints received through the Government Information and Referral Centre (GIRC).

This activity is in-line with the Ministry‟s commitment to streamline and improve the accessibility of government services to members of the public.
World Health and Safety at Work Day The Ministry also joined the ILO in celebrating the World Health and Safety at Work Day on 28th April 2010 to commemorate the lives of workers lost through industrial accidents and raise OHS awareness amongst members of the general public.

the launching of National Employment Centre (NEC) Launch The Ministry celebrated the successful commissioning and „one-stop shop‟ National Employment Centre on 4th June 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Suva.
There were good turnout of members of the diplomatic corps and international agencies as well as representatives and workers‟ organisations at the NEC launch.

employers‟ from to NEC Awareness and Promotional Programmes The NEC actively promoted the policies and visions of government improve and enhance employment- creation with the long-term view of reducing poverty levels through jobs.
To this end, NEC staff held meetings and conducted presentations to community-based groups and organisations, employers and the general public.

Consultation on Integrated Rural Development The Ministry facilitated the rollout of the Integrated Rural Development Programme through consultation with Divisional Commissioners.

This effort was part of the Ministry‟s initiatives to enhance the delivery of its services to the rural areas in collaboration with the other government ministries and departments.
District and Provincial Council Meetings The Ministry actively participated in the District and Provincial Councils meetings to listen to the concerns and grievances of members and attendees.

This activity serves as an avenue through which the feedback on the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the Ministry‟s services is gauged and acted upon as part of the Ministry continuous improvement initiative.
2010 Annual Report Page 36 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE PEOPLE’S CHARTER FOR CHANGE, PEACE AND PROGRESS The achievements for Outputs 1, 2 and 3 involving Workers Compensation Advisory Services and the Military Servicemen Compensation Service contributes to the fulfilment of the goals and objectives of Pillars 3, 4, 5 and 8.The timely settlement of workers compensation contribute directly to just and visionary leadership, effective and efficient public sector service delivery, sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction.
The achievements for Outputs 4 and 5 involving Licensing, Compliance and Monitoring of Labour Standards and OHS contributes to the fulfilment of the goals and objectives of Pillars 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 and 11.
These two outputs contribute directly to ensuring good governance, visionary and accountable leadership, efficient and effective public sector service delivery, sustainable economic growth, developing knowledge-based society, improving workplace health conditions and at the same time enhancing regional and international relations.

The achievements for Outputs 6 and 7 involving Mediation and OHS Promotion contribute to the fulfilment of the goals and objectives of Pillars 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
Outputs 6 and 7 contribute directly to good governance, developing common national identity, poverty reduction, developing knowledge-based society, improving workplace health conditions and at the same time enhancing regional and international relations.

The achievements for Outputs 8, 9 and 10 involving NEC establishment and the Tripartite Forum contributes to the fulfilment of the goals and objectives of all the eleven Pillars of the PCCPP.
The NEC targets the unemployed who are the most marginalised people in the labour market.

It provides a window of opportunity for the unemployed through competency based skills training and work place attachment both locally and internationally that directly contributes to all the eleven pillars of the PCCPP.
The achievements for Outputs 11 involving Occupational Hygiene Services contribute to the fulfilment of the goals and objectives of Pillars 4, 5 and 10.The provision of an efficient and effective OHS services contributes to and efficient and effective public sector service delivery, sustainable economic growth, and improving workplace health conditions and at the same time enhancing regional and international relations.
The achievements for Outputs 12 involving a well informed labour market under ERP 2007 and the unemployed under NEC 2009 contributes to the fulfilment of the goals and objectives of Pillars 4, 5, 8 and 11.

Output 12 contributes directly to an efficient and effective public sector service delivery, sustainable economic growth, developing knowledge-based society, improving workplace health conditions and at the same time enhancing regional and international relations.
2010 Annual Report Page 37 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE EXCELLENCE JOURNEY In its pursuit of quality service delivery to members of the public, the Ministry actively engaged in national excellence programmes namely the Civil Service Excellence Award 2010 and the Fiji Business Excellence Awards 2010.
Service Excellence Awards 2010 - The Service Excellence Awards (SEA) Programme is an investment for enhancing better and efficient delivery of our services to our clients and members of the public.

Photoset 1: Ministry Staff during CSEA 2010 ceremony.

Fiji Business Excellence Awards 2010 - The FBEA was set up to promote business excellence by introducing a Framework to be used as a stimulus and encouragement for organisations to implement quality and productivity measures in the workplace.
The vision of the Fiji Business Excellence Awards Secretariat is to create world-class organisations and to bring a better quality of life for our people.

However this vision goes beyond the competitive performance of organisations to embrace the concept of all in Fiji working together to create a clean, safe, fair and prosperous society.

The Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji 2010 Fiji Business Excellence Awards night was held at the Sheraton Resort in Denarau Island, Nadi on 6th November 2010.
The 3rd recipient for the Commitment to Business Excellence Level Award 2010 was presented to Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment.

Photoset 2: Ministry Staff during FBEA 2010 ceremony.
Benchmarking Service Quality to International Standards The Ministry aspires to benchmark its systems and processes to international standards, namely the ISO 9001 standards on Quality Management Systems and the ISO 26000 Guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility, in its pursuit of quality service delivery to members of the public.

ISO 9001 relates to quality management systems where the Labour Department has consistently met the customers and other stakeholder‟s requirements.
It also aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
ISO 26000 has also been adopted to contribute to the sustainable development of the country through going beyond legal compliance and at the same time promoting common understanding in the field of social responsibility, and to complement other instruments and initiatives for social responsibility.
2010 Annual Report Page 38 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING CENTRE (Formerly known as Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji) The Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji (TPAF) merged with the Fiji National University (FNU) as the National Training and Productivity Centre.
The merger was approved by Cabinet in 2010 to minimise duplication of activities, facilities, equipment, resources, courses and programs which had resulted in unnecessary wastage of limited resources available in past years.

The merger will ensure that the various FNU schools will concentrate mainly on pre-service programs and TPAF (under FNU) will in-service programs, focus on management of the apprenticeship and levy schemes and productivity promotion in industries.
The move would involve migrating all formal training, other than on-the-job training from TPAF, to the FNU‟s TVET programmes, with such migration including programmes, staffing and facilities.

On the administration front, NTPC would remain under the ambit of the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry as the Chairman of the TPAF Board.
NTPC‟s supreme policy body is a 14 member tripartite Board, comprising representatives from Government, Employers and Employees.

2010 Annual Report Page 39 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS 99th Session of the International Labour Conference The 99th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) was held in Geneva, Switzerland from Wednesday 2nd June to Friday 18th June 2010.
As an ILO Member State, Fiji was represented by a tripartite delegation led by the Minister for Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment that was approved by Cabinet in its Decision No.

158 of 11th May 2010.

The other members of the delegation comprised two Government delegates, and one each from the Fiji Trades Union Congress and the Fiji Employers Federation, with the Permanent Secretary as the Adviser.
For cost-cutting measures, the Minister and the Permanent Secretary only attended four days in the last week of the Conference Plenary (14th – 18th June 2010).

The Minister addressed the Plenary Session on the afternoon of Wednesday 16th June after paying courtesy visits with the Permanent Secretary and the Fiji Tripartite Delegation to the Office of the ILO Director-General and personally met with the Assistant Director General and Regional Director for the ILO Asian and Pacific Region.
The Minister and the Team also met with the ILO‟s Director for the International Labour Standards (NORMES) on Thursday 17th June 2010.

It was unfortunate that the Director-General of the ILO could not be met personally due to the state of his health as he was taken ill during the second and third weeks of the Conference.
Fiji’s Decent Work Country Programme The primary goal of the ILO is to promote opportunities for men and women to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.

Decent work country programmes (DWCPs) promote decent work as a key component of development policies and at the same time as a national policy objective of governments and social partners.
The present country programme is informed by international and regional development agendas including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the Pacific subregion 2008 – 2012, and the Pacific Plan as well as national development objectives as expressed in Fiji‟s Strategic Development Plan (SDP) 2007 – 2011.

The Fiji DWCP is the product of tripartite consultations.
In August 2009, separate consultations with the Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC), the Fiji Employers Federation (FEF), and the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment (MLIRE) were followed by tripartite consultations in September 2009 during which priorities were agreed on.
The priorities in the DWCP also take due account of the Fiji Government‟s on-going Labour Reform agenda, the outcomes of the regional Tripartite High Level Meeting on „Decent Work for Sustainable Development in the Pacific‟ held in Port Vila, Vanuatu between 5 and 9 February 2010, the Biennial Country Programme Review (2006-2007) for Pacific Island Countries (PICs), as well as ILO‟s comparative advantages vis-a-vis other UN and bilateral development partners, and the regional Tripartite Technical Meeting on Decent Work held in Nadi, Fiji between 26 and 28 November 2007.
The Fiji DWCP details the policies, strategies and results required to realise progress in Fiji towards decent work for all.

It also reflects the final stages of the Fiji Government‟s Labour Reform programme, and the strategic planning of ILO cooperation activities with Fiji for the period 2010 – 2012.
Reflecting the constituents‟ as well as the ILO experts‟ assessment of part cooperation, the programme aims at ensuring a strong coherence of ILO activities in Fiji and thus to contribute to the achievement of sustainable impacts to the extent possible.

2010 Annual Report Page 40 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Asian Productivity Organisation The 52nd Session of the APO Governing Body Meeting (GBM) took place in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital from 20th to 22nd April 2010.
The GBM brought together 50 delegates and advisers from 19 member countries as well as eight observers from the Colombo Plan, Pan African Productivity Association, Kenya, Nigeria, and Turkey.

The Governing Body unanimously elected Ryuichiro Yamazaki to be the next APO Secretary-General.

He has a long, distinguished career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, serving, among other posts, as Japan‟s Ambassador to Vietnam and the Philippines.
Secretary-General designate Yamazaki will assume office from mid-September 2010.

This year‟s GBM took up important agenda items.

They included determining the amount of total membership contributions for the 2011 and 2012 biennium, reviewing the secretariat‟s proposed cost reductions, and electing a new APO Secretary-General who will assume the position from September this year.

The meeting had a lively discussion on the APO preliminary budget for the 2011–2012 biennium.
Due to the economic growth of member countries in 2006, 2007 and 2008, the apportionment of membership contributions had changed considerably.

A number of countries saw their membership contributions increase by 20% to 30%, with a few experiencing a 40% increase.

At the end, the meeting approved a 0% increase in the amount of total membership contributions for 2011 and 2012, and the contributions by member countries will continue to be calculated using the current contribution formula.
The meeting also agreed to undertake a concurrent review of the membership calculation formula by a task force on a timetable to be decided by the Secretary-General.

In explaining the cost reduction proposals submitted by the Secretariat, which would entail drastic salary cuts for all Secretariat staff members, Secretary-General Shigeo Takenaka stressed that staff were the most important assets to the organization.

Therefore, the reduction should be seen as an emergency measure.
The meeting adopted the proposal with the condition that these measures would be reviewed within two years to ensure long-term sustainability of the organization and the morale of staff members.

During the plenary session, APO Director for the Republic of Korea Dr. Dong Kyu Choi was elected APO Chair for 2010−2011, with APO Director for Lao PDR Somdy Inmyxai and Acting APO Director for Malaysia Mohd.

Razali Hussain assuming the position of First and Second Vice Chairs, respectively.


Figure 1 APO Director for Fiji Mr. Taito Roba Waqa at the 52nd Session of the Governing Body Meeting in 2010 GBM delegates also exchanged ideas and views on regional productivity issues.
This year, Directors were invited to make presentations on the theme of the APO‟s thrust areas.

This topic was chosen to enable the APO to remain relevant and effective in fulfilling its mission.

A special presentation on Malaysia‟s New Economic Model by Tan Sri Dato‟ Dzulkifli bin Abdul Razak, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and a member of the National Economic Advisory Council, offered more food for thought in the field of national innovation and competitiveness.
“The Secretariat will study these valuable inputs carefully in order to translate them into practical programs and activities,” promised Secretary-General Takenaka in his closing statement.
Referring to the difficulties that the meeting faced in major agenda items, he said, “If the APO remains cooperative spirit that has been displayed in this GBM is maintained, I am confident that our organization will be able to overcome any difficulty.” 2010 Annual Report Page 41 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT EXTERNALLY-FUNDED NATIONAL LABOUR MARKET PROGRAMMES National Employment Centre The Fiji National University donated a total of $3 million over the next three years (2011, 2012 and 2013) to the National Employment Centre through the National Training and Productivity Centre.
The agreement for the grant was reached by Ministry of Labour and the former Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji.

This donation would complement the $601,000.00 provided in 2010 by the Government through the relocation of the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS) from the Ministry of Youth and Sports to the NEC.

A further $102,000 was sourced from OHS Education and Accident Prevention Fund to fund the NEC Life Skills Training programme in 2010.
Unemployment in the country is quite high and NEC has been tasked, with other employment creation agencies in the government, to bring down the rate from 8.6 per cent to 4.2 per cent by 2011.

Eradication of Child Labour Programme The ‘Tackling Child Labour through Education’ (TACKLE) project was launched in Fiji in 2008 and operates in 11 countries from the ACP.
The EU-funded 4-year project is implemented by ILO-IPEC and aims to address child labour issues through strengthened legal frameworks and policies, strengthened capacity leading to improved implementation of child labour laws, the creation of replicable models for direct interventions to remove children from hazardous work and give them access to appropriate educational alternatives, taking into account the specific needs of girl and boy children, and an enhanced knowledge base and networks on child labour and education.
Recent surveys carried out under the TACKLE project have indicated the existence of child labour, including its worst forms, in Fiji.

Fiji has ratified the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (C.138) and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (C.182).

ILO will help the constituents in building up capacity for the application of C.138 and C.182 with a view to developing and implementing interventions against the worst forms of child labour.
Technical assistance will be given for improving the enforcement of existing laws protecting children, and the creation of new employment standards relating to child labour as part of the ERP, and for the mainstreaming of child labour in national policies and programmes.

ILO will assist in harmonizing the national legislation with standards related to the protection of children from labour and sexual exploitation.
ILO will assist the Government in drafting and implementing a National Plan of Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

As required by C.182, ILO will assist the social partners to construct a list of hazardous work for children in Fiji.
Fiji‟s policy and current laws governing the child labour was reviewed by the Ministry after conducting extensive consultations with key stakeholders including the Ministry of Education (MoE), Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC), Fiji Employers Federation (FEF), Department of Social Welfare (DoSW), National Coordinating Committee for Children (NCCC) representatives, and the Save the Children Fiji (SCF) in 2010.
The review has called for the establishment of a list of hazardous work and list of light work for Fiji.

Furthermore, the review has identified areas for improvement in the current Education Act administered by the Ministry of Education and the Standard Operating Procedures of the Department of Social Welfare.
The TACKLE Project has also shed light on the need to capacity build the relevant authorities including the Ministry of Labour to successfully implement and monitor the identified strategies to eliminate child labour.

This capacity building initiative includes the training of Ministry staff the areas of child labour and the continued enhancement of current capacity of the relevant local authorities in Fiji to conduct child labour research.
ILO Aid-In-Kind Programme The ILO committed the amount of $570,981.00 in the form of technical assistance to Fiji in 2010.

Unfortunately, the Ministry did not receive any form of assistance that was funded under this Programme.
2010 Annual Report Page 42 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PART THREE LABOUR MARKET STATISTICS 2010 Annual Report Page 43 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT LABOUR MARKET UPDATE 2010 LABOUR Index of Paid Employment [1989 = 100] Labour Force [000] Both Sexes Male Female Unemployed [000] Both Sexes Unemployed [%] Labour Force [Estimates] Total Active Employed Moneywork Formal Informal [Unpaid workers/Seasonal/Working proprietors] Subsistence Unemployment Unemployment rate % Paid Employment by Industry and by Gender Total Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Mining and Quarrying Manufacturing Electricity, Gas and Water Construction Wholesale and Retail Trades, Restaurants and Hotels Transport, Storage and Communications Finance, Insurance, Real Estates and Business Services Community, Social and Personal Services * As per Survey Result Source: Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics Paid Employment of Wage and Salary Earners by Industry Total Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Mining and Quarrying Manufacturing Electricity, Gas and Water Construction Wholesale and Retail Trades, Restaurants and Hotels Transport, Storage and Communications Finance, Insurance, Real Estates and Business Services Community, Social and Personal Services * As per Survey Result Source: Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics Population size and growth by Geographic sector 2004 2005 135.7* 139.3* 318.6 211.4 107.2 23.1 7.3 321.3 213 108.3 23.4 7.3 2008 [e] 2009 [e] 839,621 329,755 300,747 256,023 130,600 125,423 44,724 29,018 8.8 845,532 332,582 303,647 261,181 132,600 128,581 42,466 28,935 8.7 2005 Male Female 85,467* 1,214 1,820 15,492 2,467 8,262 17,934 7,566 4,832 25,880 39,736* 175 79 10,035 183 263 9,302 1,618 2,950 15,131 2005 Wage Earners Salary Earners 78,208* 1,058 1,540 22,852 2,104 8,065 23,010 5,176 3,424 10,979 46,995* 331 359 2,675 546 460 4,226 4,008 4,358 30,032 Geographic Sector Total Fiji Rural Sector Urban Sector Population Size P1996 (Nr) 775,077 415,582 359,495 2007 Census of Population and Housing P2007 (Nr) 837,271 412,425 424,846 2010 Annual Report Page 44 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 2002-2003 Household Income and Expenditure Survey Average Household Income All Rural Urban Average Income Per Adult Equivalent Per Week All Rural Urban The Incidence of Poverty (%) Using Differentiated Values for the BNLP All Fiji Division Rural Urban Central Eastern Northern Western Source: Household Income & Expenditure Survey 2002-03 Note: BNPL - Basic needs poverty line: the monetary value of the minimum cost of living All Fiji 12753 10559 15267 All Fiji 59.51 48.57 72.43 Percentage 35 40 29 26 35 53 37 Paid Employment labour force Labour Force Category Population age 15+ 1.
Economically Active a.

Employed (1) Money inc. No subs.

With subs.

(2) Only Subs.

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Unemployed 2.
Not economically active F/T Home W. F/T Student Retired Disabled Not looking Others 2007 Census of Population and Housing 1996 Census P M F 2007 Census P M F Change (%) M P F -48.8 -30.8 151.8 31.5 23.7 12.9 104.4 88.9 369.7 -7.2 19.3 8.4 4.5 9.3 53.0 -47.8 -23.6 142.6 60.6 254.0 8.5 107.2 73.6 339.7 25.5 17.9 12.6 3.9 33.4 72.2 -53.3 -36.0 161.5 21.3 18.0 17.2 99.7 110.5 430.0 -35.9 Summary of Employment/Unemployed Labour Force Year Employed (Number) Unemployed Number Rate (%) Pop Male Female Pop Male Female Pop Male Female All Sectors Rural Sector Urban Sector Census of Population and Housing 5.5 12.9 3.2 10.6 8.1 14.8 2010 Annual Report Page 45 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY DATA Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 – 2006 Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 2010 Annual Report Page 46 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC
 SECTOR LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Subsistence Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 Mining and Quarrying Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 2010 Annual Report Page 47 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Manufacturing Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 Electricity, Gas and Water Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 BUSINESS SECTOR LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY Wholesale and Retail Trade and Hotel and Restaurant Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 – 2006 2010 Annual Report Page 48 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 Transport and Communications Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 2010 Annual Report Page 49 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Building and Construction Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 Community, Social and Personal Services Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 SERVICE SECTOR LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY Service Sector Source: Fiji Labour Productivity Report 1999 - 2006 2010 Annual Report Page 50 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT WORKERS COMPENSATION STATISTICS 2001 to 2010 Trends 2010 Annual Report Page 51 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 2010 Annual Report Page 52 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 2010 Annual Report Page 53 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 2010 Annual Report Page 54 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 2010 Annual Report Page 55 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 2010 Annual Report Page 56 of 82
 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PART FOUR REPORTS OF MINISTRY BOARDS 2010 Annual Report Page 57 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT NOHSAB ANNUAL REPORT 2010 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to provide the National Occupational Health and Safety Board (NOHSAB) with the information on its activities for the year 2010.
BACKGROUND The National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Board (NOHSAB) is established under the provision of Health and Safety at Work Act 1996.

The membership is tripartite consisting of members drawn from the employers, workers and government.

The members are appointed by the Minister responsible for Occupational Health and Safety.
FUNCTION OF THE NOHSAB The function of the Board are: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) To advise the Minister on matters relating to occupational health and safety; To inquire into and report to the Minister on matters referred to it by the Minister; In liaison with the Inspectorate, to facilitate the development of national health and safety regulations, standards and approval of codes of practice for the Minister‟s consideration; and Such other functions as are imposed on it by or under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1996 or any other Act.
The Board has powers necessary to carry out its functions or as are conferred on it by this or any other Act.

The Board has powers necessary to invite one more person(s) it considers appropriate to act in an advisory capacity to advise the Board on matters relating to health and safety at work on key policy areas.
MEMBERSHIP OF NOHSAB The membership is basically tripartite and the Minister shall invite the most representative employers and workers organization to submit names recommended to be appointed as members.

The Permanent Secretary for Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment or his Deputy is also a member of the Board and shall be its Chairperson under the provision of the Act.

The current Board membership was for two years effective from 1st January, 2010 and expiring on 31st December, 2011.
They are as follow: Workers Representative 1.

Mr. John Mudaliar 2.

Mr. Damodaran Nair 3.

Mrs. Basundra Kumar 4.

Mr. Jotika Sharma 5.

Mr. Vilikesa Naulumatua Government Representative 11.

PS for Public Service Commission 12.

PS for Public Enterprises, Tourism & Communication.

13.

PS Environment, for Local Govt, Urban Development & Mr. Inoke Bokini Mr. Asaeli Tokalau Ms. Olive Whippy Mr. Stephen Chand Mr. Josese Daveta Employers Representative 6.

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Chairperson Permanent Secretary for Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment Deputy Chairperson 1.

Employer Member 2.

Worker Member 14.

PS for Transport, Works & Energy 4.4 4.5 Amongst the members stated above, Mr. Daveta is now working and residing in Papua New Guinea and has been represented by Mr Peni Puamau, and Mr. Bokini is now working in the West towards the end of 2010.

While Mr Chand‟s attendance will have to be discussed with FEF.
Mrs. Basundra Nair only attended one meeting of the four Board meetings that were held for the year 2010.

2010 Annual Report Page 58 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 MEETINGS The NOHSAB met four times in the year 2010.

The 1st meeting was held on the 14th of May, 2010, the 2nd on the 24th of June, 2010, the 3rd on the 11th of August, 2010 and the last meeting of the year was held on the 01st of December, 2010.
All these meetings were held at the Holiday Inn in Suva.

A total of eleven (11) papers were presented to the NOHSAB in the 1st meeting of the year, however discussion for majority of the papers continued till the last Board Meeting of the year.

Towards the end of 2010 there were a total of 38 Papers submitted to the Board.
A total of 4 new papers were presented to the Board for the year 2010, namely the NEC – NEWSTART Life Skills Training, Media Marketing Consultants, the Occupational Medicine Specialist and the report on the Work Cover Impairment Workshop which are all funded from the NOHSAB.

Note that the funding of the Media Marketing Consultants has been deferred to 2011.

6.0 OHS POLICIES 6.1 There was four scheduled meetings were conducted with satisfactory outcome on 01st December 2010.
Key OHS policies that were resolved for 2010 were: 1.

The recruitment of 11 (eleven) Volunteers to the National OHS Service.

The recruitment of these volunteers was specifically to assist in the clearance of the Workmen‟s Compensation Backlog Cases a per PM‟s directive.

2.

The recruitment and appointment of the eight (8) OHS Project Technical Officers.
These officers were specifically recruited to assist the relevant Units of the NOHSS in meeting the demand for the services that they provide under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1996.

The NOHSAB also approved the release of the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty Two Thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty Two Dollars and Eighty Cents ($ 382,962.80) only for the purpose of salaries and other relevant costs for the eight Project Officers and the 11 Volunteers.

3.
3.

The report of the deliberations of the 99th Session of the International Labour Organization Conference in Geneva was to globally report on Child Labour under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

This year the Global Report focused on the effective abolition of child labour, both in member States that have, as well as those that have not yet, ratified the relevant fundamental ILO Conventions, that is, the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No.
138), and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No.

182).

The NOHSAB approved the release of one hundred and one thousand seven hundred thirty four dollars fifty six cents ($101,734.56) from the OHS Trust Fund to fund the relevant expenses for the tripartite delegation to the Geneva Conference.

4.
4.

The funding of a tripartite delegation to attend a two (2) weeks ILO training course on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work at the ILO Training Centre in Turin, Italy for the period 13 - 24 September 2010.

The endorsement by the workers representative on the way forward for the tripartite national programs for HIV/AIDS in workplaces: prevention and social protection perspectives.
Approval was given for the release of forty eight thousand ninety dollars and twenty seven cents (F$48,090.27) to cover the official expenses for the tripartite delegation.

5.

The endorsement of priority based training of 25 personnel‟s from the national OHS and Workers Compensation Staff, employer and worker representatives on Certificate IV in OHS from University of Ballart.
The NOHSAB approved the release of one hundred and twenty three thousand eight hundred forty eight dollars six cents (F $ 123, 848.06) from the OHS Trust Fund.

6.

The funding of Dr. Rauni Tikoinayau‟s trip to University of Sydney, to attend the Impairment Assessment Training conducted by Work Cover Authority from 24th – 25th July, 2010.

7.

The updated information of the 2010 NOHSAB Annual Report.

7.0 7.1 RECOMMENDATION The National OHS Advisory Board is invited to note its activities for the year 2010.
2010 Annual Report Page 59 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT ANNEX 1 SUMMARY OF NOHSAB PAPERS 2010 Discussion Paper Media Marketing Budget For OHS And Productivity Promotion For July 2010 To June 2011 Recruitment Of Occupational Medicine Specialist NEC – New Start Life Skills Training Funding Up-Skilling Of OHS Inspectorates And Stakeholders In The Construction Industry OHS Training Statistics – The Way Forward (Strategies To Target Untrained Workplaces On OHS) Examination Results For OHS Accredited Trainers Under New Accredited Training Criteria Priority Training for the NOHSWC Service and List of Priority Commitments to Be Paid From the OHS Fund in 2010.
Update On The Status Of The Draft Health And Safety At Work (Construction) Regulations Update On The Status Of The Draft Health And Safety At Work (Plant) Regulations Board Annual Report Update On The List Of Hazardous Work Places Or Employment Prohibited For Children To Work In Proposed Insurance Cover For National Occupational Health & Safety Advisory Board Members.
2010 Tripartite ILO Training – HIV/Aids And The World Of Work, Turin, Italy Funding for Delegates to the Convocation of the 99th Session of the International Labour Conference, Geneva.

Workers Compensation Taskforce Report 1.

2.

3.

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Decisions The Board noted the comments of the Sub – Committee and agreed that the Media Marketing Project be differed to 2011 because only one company had tendered an expression of interest.
The Board approved the sum of $ 77, 884.

92 in principle and referred the matter to the Advisory Sub – Committee.

The Board endorsed the Life Skills Training fund to component of the National Employment Centre with the sum of $102, 000.00 from the OHS Trust Fund.

The Board endorsed that there would be a 20:5 ratio, whereby 20 participants for the Wire Rope Testing would be from the Ministry and 5 would be from the other relevant stakeholders.
The HR Sub – Committee met and decided that a full Board paper to be tabled in the 1st meeting of 2011.

The Board endorsed that the candidates be given a 2nd chance to re – sit the examination but no 3rd chance to be given, and also for counseling to be done to all the applicants re – sitting the examination according to their weaknesses.
The Board endorsed the total estimated sum of $1,189,909.83 to be paid from the OHS Trust Fund, and also requested for finer details to be presented in the 1st meeting of 2011.

Full paper to be presented in the next Board meeting.

to approve recommendation The Board endorsed for a wider consultation process to take place before a full paper is re - tabled in the next Board Meeting.

The Board adopted and noted its activities for the year 2009.
NOHSAB endorsed the recommendation for the list to be forwarded to SG‟s office foe legal vetting before the Minister‟s endorsement for gazetting.

The the Workmen‟s Compensation Act, Cap 94 which takes into account the special benefits for members and dependents in cases of injuries or fatalities was adopted by the Board.

The Board approved the tripartite delegation for Turin, Italy and the release of the sum of $ 48, 090.27 to cover the official expenses.
Board approved the release of the sum of $ 101, 734.56 for the tripartite delegation to the ILO Conference in Geneva to cover the official expenses.

The NOHSAB noted the paper and greatly acknowledged the work carried out in the delivery of social justice for the injured and deceased workers of this country.
2010 Annual Report Page 60 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT NECB ANNUAL REPORT 2010 * 1.0 1.1 1.2 2.0 INTRODUCTION The National Employment Centre Board (NECB) is established under Section 16 and Part 4 of the National Employment Centre Act 2009.

The NECB members are appointed by the Minister responsible for employment relations.

The current NECB members were appointed on 1st January 2010 for a period of two (2) years, and their memberships will expire on 1st January 2012.
FUNCTIONS OF NECB The functions of the Board are: - a) To establish the overarching National Employment Centre‟s strategic plan, corporate plan, vison, mission and values, targets, strategies, rationalizing and integrating the strategic plans and corporate plans of the Formal Employment Service, the Self-Employment Service, the Fiji Volunteer Service and the Foreign Employment Service; To ensure the achievements of the Centre‟s overarching strategic plan and corporate plan targets every year, compatible with national employment needs and Government‟s commitments to the Peoples Charter for Change, Peace and Progress; To ensure an efficient and effective National Employment Centre established under the Ministry by this Decree; To ensure an efficient and effective National Employment Centre Secretariat established under this Decree; To ensure the efficient and effective consolidation of all existing employment creation services within or under the jurisdictions of Government ministries and departments under the National Employment Centre Secretariat umbrella, operating under the Ministry‟s jurisdiction; To ensure the efficient and effective operations of all the Employment Creation Services established under this Decree; To ensure the efficient and effective implementation of employment creation policies of Government through the various Employment Creation Services by way of effective facilitation, coordination and monitoring roles; To ensure efficient and effective strategic partnerships with vocational training and other training institutions, including the disciplined forces to realise quality competency-based skills training for all attaches, volunteers and unemployed persons; To ensure an efficient and effective national registration system for all the unemployed throughout the Fiji Islands; To ensure the provision of quality and professional counselling services to all unemployed persons; To ensure the establishment and sustainability of the Fiji Volunteer Service and the Foreign Employment Service through
 the National Employment Centre Secretariat; To search and find innovative ways or secure partnerships to significantly create and boost employment opportunities for the unemployed, such as the adoption of progressive information and communication technologies in training and development; To boost entrepreneurship skills training and the creation of small businesses locally through the provision of seed funding and technical support services; To effectively promote, facilitate and boost local and overseas employment opportunities through progressive media marketing and other effective strategies; To effectively promote, facilitate and boos participation in the Fiji Volunteer Service for services locally, regionally and internationally; To effectively promote and facilitate quality skills training and re-training or up-skilling of unemployed persons and workers; To ensure the timely collation and analysis of labour market „supply and demand‟ information and data relating to employment and unemployment to facilitate the effective delivery of the National Employment Centre and Employment Creation Services‟ core businesses; To provide and maintain an efficient and current national human resources database system on employment and unemployment to ensure quality policy advice to the Minister and also to facilitate the Government‟s human resources planning, including the allocation of scholarships; To periodically advise the Minister on the performances of all the Employment Creation Services in terms of employment creation growth; b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) q) r) s) 2010 Annual Report Page 61 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT t) u) v) w) x) y) z) To assume and rationalize the employment creation responsibilities of existing boards or bodies established by any of the Employment Creation Services operating within the jurisdiction of any Government ministry or department for the purposes of organization reform under this Decree; To
 decide on the allocation and distribution of human resources, operating and capital budgets and assets amongst the Employment Creation Services and the National Employment Centre Secretariat in accordance with the Government policy to establish the National Employment Centre and associated restructuring reform; To decide, in consultation with the Minister on the employment creation core businesses of the Employment Creation Services during the establishment or designation of the Formal Employment Service, the Self- Employment Service, the Fiji Volunteer Service or the Foreign Employment Service; To decide, based on the determination of employment creation core businesses under subsection (1)(v), the rationalization of organization structures and positions in these Services, their numbers, grades, salary levels, contractual terms and conditions of employment and performance management systems to be adopted that are compatible with the market demands of the various employment and business markets to ensure that these Services are market-driven, cost efficient and cost-effective; To inquire into and report to the Minister on matters relating to employment creation referred to it by the Minister; To provide the Minister with bi-annual reports on the progress in implementing the employment creation policies of Government under this Decree; and To advise the Minister on any other employment creation matter as well as matters provided for by this Decree and any other written law; 3.0 MEMBERSHIP OF NECB 3.1 3.2 The NECB membership is tripartite, with members drawn from the employers, workers, Government and including non-governmental agencies.
These are represented by the Fiji Employers Federation, Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fiji Trades Union Congress, Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions, Government Ministries and Non- Governmental Organizations.

The current Board membership was for two years effective from 1st January 2010 and expiring on 1st January 2012 These members are as follows:- GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS WORKERS 1.

2 4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.


Permanent Secretary for Labor & Industrial Relations Permanent Secretary for Finance Permanent Secretary National Planning Permanent Secretary for Education Permanent Secretary for Social Welfare Permanent Secretary for Agriculture Permanent Secretary for Industry and Trade Permanent Secretary for Lands Ms. Judy Yee Joy Mr. Pawan Sharma Ms. Asena Naulivou Ms.Teresa Ali Youth Representatives Vocational Training Institutions Reps 10.
Civil Society Organisations 11 12 General Manager, Native Lands Trust Board.

4 Divisional Commissioners SECRETARY 11.

ACEO NEC Mr. Taito Waqa Mr. Timoci Kacanavesi/Ms Elizabeth Bucknell Mr. Jone Usamate/Mr.

Tito Isala/Mr.

Josua Mataika/Dr.

Rohit Kishore.

Mr. Hassan Khan/Mr.

Leonard Benjamin Anthony.


Mr. Alipate Qetaki Northern/Commissioner Commissioner Eastern/Commissioner Western/Commissioner Central Division Mr. Vilimone Baledrokadroka 2010 Annual Report Page 62 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 4.0 4.1 5.0 5.1 MEETINGS Two (2) Board meeting transpired during the year which took place on 21st May 2010 and 09th July 2010 at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Suva.
The meeting was for the initial establishment of the National Employment Center, the NEC Board and the 4 Services that will be operating in NEC under the National Employment Decree 2009.

DISCUSSIONS AT THE NECB A total of twenty six (26) papers were tabled before the Board – nineteen (19) for discussions and seven (7) for information.

The summaries of the papers are tabulated below: 1.

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(FVS) (FES) (FES) NECB Paper No.


1/10 Overview of the NEC Decree.

(For Information) NECB Paper No.

2/10 Functions of the NEC Board (For Information) NECB Paper No.

3/10 NEC (Administration) Regulation (For discussion) NECB Paper No.

4/10.

Regulation.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

5/10.

Regulation.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

6/10 Regulation.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

7/10 Regulation.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

8/10.

NEC Code of Ethics.


(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

9/10 .

NEC (Trust Fund) Regulation.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

10/10 .NEC Strategic Plan 2010.

(For Information) NECB Paper No.

11/10 NEC Organisation Structure.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

12/10 NEC Logo and Slogan.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

13/10 NEC Launching.

(For discussion) (SES) NECB Paper No.

14/10 NEC Implementation Update.

(For Information) NECB Paper No.

15/10 Foreign Employment in PNG.


(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

16/10 ISO 9001 QMS TPAF Presentation.

(For Information) NECB Paper No.

17/10 IHRDP Update.

(For Information) The Board noted the paper.

The Board noted the paper.

The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue.
The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue The Board deferred making a decision on the issue.

The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue The Board noted the paper.

The Board deferred making a decision on the issue.

The Board deferred making a decision on the issue.


The Board unanimously agreed to 04/06/2010 as the launch date for NEC.

The Board noted the paper.

The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue The Board noted the paper.

The Board noted the paper.

2010 Annual Report Page 63 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT 18.

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26.

NECB Paper No.

18/10 NEC Implementation Update.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.


19/10 Update on Foreign Employment opportunities in PNG.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

20/10 Update on customer registration.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

21/10 Quantum for Work Attachment, Volunteer Attachment, Business Attachment and Training Allowances.

((For discussion) NECB Paper No.

22/10 Seed Funding and criteria for SME Development under the SES.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

23/10 Cost Recovery Strategy for NEC.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.


24/10 NEC Amended Logo and proposed slogan.

(For discussion) NECB Paper No.

25/10 Employment Agencies Update.

(For information) NECB Paper No.

26/10 NEC Corporate Plan.

(For discussion) The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue The Board noted the paper.

The Secretariat was registration form and database in the next Board meeting.
to provide detailed information on the The Board decided that a flat rate of $60 is paid across the board for all and there should be no discrimination between individual irrespective of the qualification they have.

The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue The Board agreed on the 50% of repayment by the NEC clients upon successful absorption into paid employment.

The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue The Noted the paper.
The Board agreed to defer making a decision on the issue 2010 Annual Report Page 64 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS ACTIVITIES IN 2010 As of 31st Dec 2010 there were 73 registered trade unions and 134 registered industrial associations with the Ministry.
Only one union applied for registration (Tuckers Staff Employees Union – MNF) and to be registered in 2011 as there were some amendments need to be done on their constitution.

There were 48 applications received for the registration of collective agreements and 11 amendments to the union constitutions.
There were also 17 annual returns submitted by various unions which come to 23% of the total and 17 returns submitted by various industrial associations which is about 14.16% of the total registered Association.

The RTU also received 8 complaints against various unions; some of the investigations had been completed while some are still are currently in process.

The complains were from :  Public Employees Union-part settled payment done.
 USP Permanent Hourly Paid and Intermediate and Junior Staff Union- new officials recognized by RTU  National Union of Public Works-case settled worker not entitled.

 Airports Fiji Limited Staff Association- submitted reason why they were not to be deregistered  Pine Industry and General Workers Union-new official recognized by RTU  Viti National Union of Taukei Workers-new Secretary recognized.
 Fiji Teachers Union- Still pending  National Union of Hospitality Catering and Tourism Industries Employees - case settled in regard to Sonaisali.

There were 2 strike secret ballots held during year; 1 was invalid (USP Staff Union v USP) while 1 was accepted by the RTU and referred to the Mediation Unit for informal mediation (National Union of Hotel & Catering Trades Industries Employees vs. Sheraton).
The Registrar collected the sum of $1000 as for the new registration of Trade Union and $550 as for the amendments to the constitution.
10 Apr Jan Mar Feb May Registrar of Trade Unions / Registrar of Industrial Associations Report 2010 Month Jun Collective Agreement Amendment Annual Return Registration Investigation Ballot RIA Approved Search IA Registered Amalgamation 10 - - - - - - 15 - - 5 1 2 - - - 3 20 1 - 6 4 - - - - 2 15 1 - 1 - - - 2 20 2 - 2 1 1 - - - - 1 1 1 4 2 4 - 4 1 1 19 1 - Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 4 - - - - - 4 17 1 - 2 - 3 - - - - 14 1 - 4 3 6 - 4 - 3 9 - - 1 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 7 2 - Total 48 11 17 1 8 2 15 137 14 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - 2 - 2010 Annual Report Page 65 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PART FIVE RESOURCES 2010 Annual Report Page 66 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT FINANCES Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2010 2010 Annual Report Page 67 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT HUMAN RESOURCES Staff Establishment Budgeted Established Posts Budgeted Government Wage Earners Project Post – OHS Volunteers (NYSS/NEC) Total 2007 167 12 6 - 2008 145 12 5 - 2009 125 12 5 11 2010 133 14 8 8 163 List Qualifications and Competencies Field of Study OHS, OHSMS Const, NDT, Trade, Auto Eng, Computing, Industrial Relations, ICDL, HRM, Apprentice, Electronics, Sec Stud, Clerk/Typist, Fitter/Machinist, Riggers, Ship, Fabric/Welding, Typist, OHM, OHS, Industrial Relations, Industrial Relations & Personal Mgmt, ILS, Accounting, Business (Accounting), Business (Management), Bus(Accounting), Bus(Admin), ECO, TERT, Engineering, Machine Engineering, Occupational Hazard Mgmt, Naval Architecture, Auto Eng, Plant Engineering, Const Std, Office Admin, Comp, Frontline Mgmt.
Engineering, Science, Accounting, Mechanical Engineering, Ship Machine Repair, Technology MBA, MSc, MA(Com) Qualification Level Number Certificate Diploma 47 41 Degree Master 12 5 Source: Fiji Civil List 2009 * Staff Movements in 2010 Reason Recruited Resigned Death Retire Re Employed Number 14 11 1 1 5 List of Training of Staff A. PSC Local Courses The following members of the Ministry staff attended trainings provided at the Centre for Training and Development (CTD) in Nasese by the Public Service Commission in 2010.
No.
Name Riteshni Lata Manasa Raicebe Anirudh Singh Isimeli Tuivaga Shailendra Nair Shane Pickering Michelle Solvalu Joeli Pulu Shabana Khan Ateca Vakatora Manasa Raicebe Rohit Prasad Osea Tuinivanua Sashi Karan Litia Kurisau Malakai Baleitagica Maneen Corrie Post CO LI Mediator DOHS SLO SLO LO LO LO ALO ALO TOHG TOHG ALO Messenger Volunteer LI Name of Training Public Sector Reform Public Sector Reform Managing People Through Changed Attitude & Behaviour Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Advocacy & Prosecution Skills Induction Government Proc Induction Government Proc Project Planning & Management From 08/04/10 08/04/10 28/04/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 12/05/10 06/07/10 06/07/10 06/10/10 To 09/04/10 09/04/10 29/04/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 13/05/10 06/07/10 06/07/10 06/10/10 2010 Annual Report Page 68 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT No.
Name Jurie Atalifo Maca Salauca Arun Lal Anil Karan Unaisi Kuruyawa Maca Salauca Arun Lal Waisea Matai Romeluse Druma Inia Kubuabola Maca Salauca Anasimeci Dreu Kristina Crocker Inia Kubuabola Krishant Chand Mannen Corrie Litia Turisau Mannen Corrie Kristina Crocker Krishant Chand Mohammed Shiraz Shailesni Prakash Waisea Matai Angelene Reddy Shalini Chand Joshna Ben Riteshni Lata Archana Chand Kelemete Qiodravu Raijieli Bale Teaoia Makintebo Amelia Rokovada Shazeeya Saheed Nanise Vakamayau Devina Lal Neelam Singh Inia Kubuabola Marica Vakamelei Ropate Veremalua Ashiya Bibi Shailesni Prakash Shyleen Prasad Karishma Sami Apaitia Mataiyatu Taito Waqa Taito Waqa Post Typist TR Typist TO Technician Typist TR Typist TO Clerk A Messenger TR TO TR Typist TRDO TOHG TR TO PO LI Cleaner LI TOHG PO TOHG TRCO Clerk A TRLI CO PO CO AA TRLI Tel.
Operator Tel.

Operator Snr.

Secretary PO Snr.

Secretary Typist AA TRTO TO AA TR Typist TRCO Volunteer Volunteer Driver PSLIRE PSLIRE B. Non-PSC Local Courses Name of Training Project Planning & Management Productivity & Quality Management Govt Machinery & Procedures Govt Machinery & Procedures OHS OHS Modern Management Induction To Wage Earners Induction To Wage Earners Induction To Wage Earners Induction To Wage Earners Employee Relation Government Machinery & Pro.

Government Machinery & Pro.
Employee Relation OHS OHS Disciplinary, Ethics & Account Disciplinary, Ethics & Account Disciplinary, Ethics & Account Public Sector Reform Public Sector Reform Public Sector Reform Public Sector Reform Public Sector Reform Public Sector Reform Public Sector Reform Public Sector Reform Front Office Management Front Office Management Front Office Management Front Office Management Front Office Management Front Office Management Front Office Management Disciplinary, Ethics & Account Disciplinary, Ethics & Account Policy Planning & Development Exceptional Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service Public Sector Leadership Public Sector Leadership From 06/10/10 24/06/10 28/06/10 28/06/10 29/06/10 29/06/10 05/07/10 07/07/10 07/07/10 07/07/10 07/07/10 06/07/10 15/07/10 15/07/10 15/07/10 27/07/10 29/07/10 29/07/10 16/08/10 16/08/10 16/08/10 04/10/10 04/10/10 04/10/10 04/10/10 04/10/10 04/10/10 04/10/10 04/10/10 07/10/10 07/10/10 07/10/10 07/10/10 07/10/10 07/10/10 07/10/10 13/10/10 13/10/10 18/10/10 25/10/10 25/10/10 25/10/10 25/10/10 25/10/10 22/11/10 29/11/10 To 06/10/10 25/06/10 29/06/10 29/06/10 30/06/10 30/06/10 06/07/10 08/07/10 08/07/10 08/07/10 08/07/10 07/07/10 16/07/10 16/07/10 16/07/10 28/07/10 30/07/10 30/07/10 17/08/10 17/08/10 17/08/10 05/10/10 05/10/10 05/10/10 05/10/10 05/10/10 05/10/10 05/10/10 05/10/10 08/10/10 08/10/10 08/10/10 08/10/10 08/10/10 08/10/10 08/10/10 14/10/10 14/10/10 19/10/10 26/10/10 26/10/10 26/10/10 26/10/10 26/10/10 24/11/10 30/11/10 The following members of the Ministry staff attended other local trainings provided by APO, SMC and the Ministry in 2010.
No.
Name Taito Waqa Osea Cawaru Samuela Namosimalua Sadrugu Ramagimagi Epeli Narisisa Joeli Pulu Rohit Prasad Louise Shackley Post PSLIRE DSOHSWC DS(HQ) DLCS STO LO A/STO A/EO Name of Training BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning To Venue on-line on-line on-line on-line on-line on-line on-line on-line From Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Sponsor APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO 2010 Annual Report Page 69 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Post PTO SLO LO CO STO PLO A/EO A/LO LO LO STO PTO S/Secretary Secretary Secretary S/Secretary Typist Typist Receptionist Typist Typist Typist Typist Typist Typist Typist Typist A/Assistant Typist LI LI LI TOHG STO TOHG SLO LO AO PO LO SLO LO STO CM Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator PO PO PO SLO LI LO ALO LO PEM DSOHS DOHS Name of Training BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning BSC e-Learning Professional Dev.
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Name Vilimone Baledrokadroka Sadrugu Ramagimagi Yogesh Prakash Malakai Raikoti Vasiti Lilo Ilimotama Qionibaravi Samisoni Mataitoga Harbans Narayan Arieta Tagivetaua Tevita Kunatuba Sosiceni Manulevu Sahid Ali Margaret Chute Anirudh Singh Sainivalati Kuruduadua Shane Pickering Malakai Raikoti Ashwin Dayal Shailendra Kumar Atish Kumar Tomasi Keni Joeli Pulu Nitin Sagar Eferemo Ratucoko Vani Varea Yogesh Prakash Sadrugu Ramagimagi Isimeli Tuivaga Keleni Tikomaisuva Filimoni Lutunaika Viliame Cagilaba Vilimone Baledrokadroka Ruby Anne Marr Arun Lal Inia Kubuabola Mohammed Shiraz Osea Tuinivanua Ateca Vakatora Madhu Lata Manasa Raicebe Sanjiv Kumar Kelemete Qiodravu Jobe Nabalarua Anil Karan Waisea Vosa Shane Pickering Tomasi Keni Michelle Solvalu Amitesh Sen Malakai B. Gukitoga Samuela Yalayala Rouhit Karan Singh Anasa Tuviniwai Jone Tuivanuavou Heera Lal Epeli Leiyamo Poasa Koroitamana Tamara Smith Post DLPP DLC MLC MLC LI LI LI Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator Mediator SLO PLO LO SLO LO LO LO Registrar LO PTO PAS DLCS DOHSS SLO SSA STO DLPP PO TO TO TOHG TOHG ALO LI ALO LI LI TO Technician TOHG SLO LO LO TPAF NUFCW NUHCTIE FLGOA USPPHP British Tabacco Fletcher Cons AFL FNU Fiji Times Ltd Name of Training Corporate Governance Corporate Governance Sustainable Benchmarking Sustainable Benchmarking Defensive Driving Defensive Driving Defensive Driving Associate Mediator Accred.


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Name Post Name of Training Institution Viliame Cagilaba Senior Technical Officer Master of Business Administration Kamlesh Sharma Administrative Assistant Aleem Shah Registrar Master of Commerce Master of Commerce Yogesh Prakash Principal Assistant Secretary Bachelor of Arts (Management/Public Administration) Vasiti Lilo Labour Inspector Bachelor of Arts (Management/IR) Lemeki Cagialau Admin Officer Shalini Chand Clerical Officer Mohammed Shiraz Technical Officer (Project) Vani Varea Principal Technical Officer Shane Pickering Senior Labour Officer Tomasi Kama Senior Technical Officer Malakai Raikoti Principal Labour Officer Reapi Dakuitoga Joanne Williame Typist Typist Amelia Rokovada Senior Secretary Ashiya Bibi Typist Bachelor of Arts (Management/Economics) Bachelor of Arts (Management/IR) Bachelor of Engineering Technology Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Arts (Management/IR) Diploma in Office Administration Diploma in Office Administration Diploma in Office Administration USP USP USP MIBA USP USP USP USP USP USP USP USP FNU FNU FNU FNU D. Overseas Training The following members of the Ministry staff attended overseas training and seminars in 2010.
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Name of Training Country Name From To Sponsor Vilimone Baledrokadroka International Conference on Green technology Malaysia 14/10/10 17/10/10 Samuela Namosimalua Development of Productivity Practitioners Advanced Program Malaysia 29/11/10 17/12/10 Ranjeeta Chand Ruby Anne Marr Preeti Narayan Neeraj Kumar Training of Trainers Green Productivity Malaysia 01/03/10 26/03/10 Knowledge Management Concepts & Practice Bangladesh 22/02/10 25/02/10 Knowledge Management Concepts & Practice Fiji 22/02/10 25/02/10 Development of Productivity Practitioners Basic Program Philippines 01/11/10 26/11/10 APO APO APO APO APO APO Keleni Tikomaisuva Productivity Management for Government Officials Singapore 29/06/10 09/07/10 Foreign Affairs Volunteers The following university graduates and school leavers were attached as volunteers in the Ministry in 2010.
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Marica Vakamelei Ana Suguta Elenoa Baleiwai Luke Tabutabu Nasoni Rainabono Mereani Vuniwaqa Joreti Waqalaivi Ransheema Rita Meli Bulitavu Solomoni Bonasavu Nileshni Lal Ramnil Gounder Muni Vilashni Gounder Viniana Baleisuva Sheetal Prasad Aneeta Raj Priyekna Chand Shyleen Prasad Karishma Sami Unit OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS LCS LCS LCS LCS OHS OHS CSD CSD Section As Volunteer Current Position Section Workers Compensation TR Technical Officer Chemical Hygiene Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Resigned Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Resigned Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Workers Compensation TR Technical Officer Chemical Hygiene Labour Compliance (C/E) Resigned High Court Labour Compliance (C/E) TR Labour Inspector Labour Compliance (C/E) Labour Compliance Employment Relations Capital Projects & IT Capital Projects & IT Accounts Section Accounts Section Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer Executive Support Team Executive Support Team Capital Projects & IT Labour Compliance (W) Accounts Section Accounts Section 2010 Annual Report Page 72 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT ASSETS Vehicles No.
Make and Model Hyundai Elantra 1 Hyundai Elantra 2 Ford Ranger 4x4 3 Nissan Navara 4x4 4 Nissan X-Trail 5 Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 6 Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 7 Hyundai Sonata 8 Toyota Prado LWB 9 Mitsubishi Pajero io 10 Hyundai S/W 11 Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 12 Mitsubishi Pajero SWB 13 Mitsubishi Lancer S/W 14 Mitsubishi Pajero SWB* 15 Daihatsu Rocky 16 Daihatsu Rocky 17 Daihatsu Rocky 18 Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 19 Mitsubishi Pajero LWB 20 Daihatsu Rocky* 21 Registration GN 937 GN 936 GN 647 GN 506 GN 505 GN 408 GN 337 GN 176 GN 171 GM 972 GM 827 GM 821 GM 534 GM 521 GM 520 GM 516 GM 515 GM 514 GM 513 GM 418 GL 559 Service PSLIRE Mediation Labour Office OHS Risk Engineering OHS Capital Projects Workers Compensation OHS TACH Labour Admin Labour Compliance OHS Field Operations Labour Office Labour Office Labour Office Labour Compliance Labour Compliance Labour Office Labour Office Labour Office Labour Office Labour Office Labour Office Office HQ HQ Lautoka HQ HQ HQ HQ HQ C/E C/E Nadi Savusavu Nadi C/E C/E Labasa Lautoka Ba Sigatoka Labasa Ba Computers Office Users Desktop Desktop User Ratio Printers Laptop Laptop User Ratio LCD Projector Photocopier Fax VoIP Phone Server Scanner Suva (Civic House) 116 107 0.9 43 33 0.3 28 5 5 86 3 4 Suva (PD Patel) 26 26 1.0 5 - 0.0 - 2 2 14 - 5 Sigatoka Nadi Lautoka Ba Labasa Savusavu Total 4 4 1.0 3 1 0.3 1 1 1 4 - 1 9 9 1.0 5 1 0.1 1 2 2 9 - 1 9 9 1.0 3 1 0.1 1 1 1 7 - 1 9 9 1.0 4 1 0.1 1 1 2 9 - 1 8 8 1.0 4 3 0.4 4 1 1 6 - 1 4 4 1.0 3 1 0.3 3 1 1 3 - 1 185 176 1.0 70 41 0.2 39 14 15 138 3 15 2010 Annual Report Page 73 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT PART SIX SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 2010 Annual Report Page 74 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT WAGES COUNCILS MEMBERS Common Chairperson: Fr.
Kevin Barr Building & Civil & Electrical Engineering Trades Wages Council Hotel and Catering Trades Wages Council Designation Deputy Chair Member Member Member Member Member Name Mr. Michael Fong Sunshine Aerated Water Mr. Azmat Khan Mr. Malcolm Brain J S Hill & Associates Mr. Heera Lal Fletcher Pacific Steel Mr. John Paul CETWUF Mr. Inia Tarai FPSA Representative Independent Designation Deputy Chair Independent Employers‟ Employers‟ Workers‟ Workers‟ Member Member Member Member Member Name Ms Claire Slatter FNU Mrs. Susana Tuisawau PFAW Mr. Patrick Wong Matamanoa Island Resort Mr. Vishnu Deo Sheraton Fiji Resort Mr. Nitin Goundar NUHCTIE Mr. Seci Drika NUHCTIE Manufacturing Industry Wages Council Mining and Quarrying Industry Wages Council Designation Deputy Chair Name Mrs. Elizabeth Dass Representative Independent Designation Deputy Chair Member Member Member Member Member Mrs. Susana Tuisawau PFAW Mr. Derek Bentley Goodman Fielder Mr. Himen Chandra Comfort Home Furnishing Mr. John Mudaliar NUFCW Mr. Mikaele Mataka FSGWU Independent Employers‟ Employers‟ Workers‟ Workers‟ Member Member Member Member Member Name Mr. Semiti Qalowasa PCN Mr. Michael Fong Sunshine Aerated Water Mr. Akesh Sharma Vatukoula Gold Mines Mr. Mosese Volavola Basic Industries Ltd Mr. Tomasi Tokalauvere FTUC Mr. Epi Lailai MWUV Printing Trades Wages Council Road Transport Wages Council Designation Deputy Chair Member Member Member Member Member Name Mr. Saula Sovanivalu Mrs. Elizabeth Dass Mr. Noah Kama Fiji Times Ltd Mr. Sandeep Chauhan Star Printery Ltd Mr. Mataiasi Bulivou FPSA Mr. Mikaele Mataka FSGWU Representative Independent Independent Employers‟ Employers‟ Workers‟ Workers‟ Designation Deputy Chair Member Member Member Member Member Name Mr. Viliame Katia Mr. Saula Sovanivalu Mr. Rishi Ram Fiji Taxi Union Mr. Arvind Maharaj Tebara Transport Ltd Mr. Noel Tofinga FTUC Ms. Jotika Sharma FTUC Sawmilling & Logging Industry Wages Council Security Services Wages Council Designation Deputy Chair Member Member Member Member Member Name Mr. Azmat Khan Mr. Semiti Qalowasa PCN Mr. Tausia Alifereti Tropic Wood Industries Ms Susana Tuisese Tropic Wood Industries Mr. Mario Feausi PIGWU Mr. Saiyad Farooq CETWU Representative Independent Independent Designation Deputy Chair Member Employers‟ Employers‟ Workers‟ Workers‟ Member Member Member Member Name Mr. Waisele Vakaloloma Mr. Semiti Qalowasa PCN Mr. Fenton Barrack Tyco International Mr. Peter McGahan Matrix Fiji Mr. Damodaran Nair FPSA Mr. Noel Tofinga FTUC Representative Independent Independent Employers‟ Employers‟ Workers‟ Workers‟ Representative Independent Independent Employers‟ Employers‟ Workers‟ Workers‟ Representative Independent Independent Employers‟ Employers‟ Workers‟ Workers‟ Representative Independent Independent Employers‟ Employers‟ Workers‟ Workers‟ Wholesale & Retail Trades Wages Council Designation Deputy Chair Name Mr. Tevita Vugakoto Representative Independent Designation Member Member Member Mr. Aisake Casimira PCC Mr. Babu Bhai Chawda Jacks of Fiji Independent Employers‟ Member Member Name Mr. Himen Chandra Comfort Home Furnishing Ms. Elisabeta Copeland NUFCW Mr. John Mudaliar NUFCW Representative Employers‟ Workers‟ Workers‟ 2010 Annual Report Page 75 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT ILO CONVENTIONS RATIFIED BY FIJI Fiji has ratified a total of 30 ILO Conventions by 31 Dec 2010: 8 Core Conventions – ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work 1998 1.
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C-29 C-87 C-98 Forced Labour Freedom of Association Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining C-100 Equal Remuneration C-105 Abolition of Forced Labour C-111 Discrimination Employment and Occupation C-138 Minimum Age C-182 Worst Forms of Child Labour 4 Priority Conventions – ILO Declaration on Social Justice for Fair Globalization 2008 1.

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C-8 C-11 C-12 C-19 C-26 C-45 C-50 C-64 C-65 C-86 Unemployment Indemnity (Shipwreck) Right of Association (Agriculture) Workmen‟s Compensation (Agriculture) Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Minimum Wage – Fixing Machinery Underground Work (Women) Recruiting Indigenous Workers Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) C-108 Seafarers Identity Document C-149 Nursing Personnel Convention C-155 Occupational Safety and Health Convention C-159 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) C-169 Indigenous and Tribal People in Independent Countries C-172 Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention C-178 Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention C-184 Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention 2010 Annual Report Page 76 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT ILO COMPLIANCE REPORT Reports on the Application of Ratified Conventions and Unratified Conventions The following reports were submitted to ILO on 27th May 2010 as required under Articles 19 and 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization: # Convention Ratification Reports Attached 1 C.155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 28/05/2008 First Report 2 C.172 - Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 28/05/2008 First Report 1991 3 C.184 - Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001 28/05/2008 First Report 4 C.138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 5 C.177 - Home Work Convention, 1996 03/01/2003 CEAR Report Response Unratified Conventions Updates on Un-ratified Conventions C.179 - Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Convention, 1996 C.180 - Seafarers‟ Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention, 1996 C.181 - Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 C.183 - Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 C.185 - Seafarers‟ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 6 C.98 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 19/04/1974 Report on Observation by ITUC 7 C.102 - Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 Un-ratified Conventions Questionnaire on un- ratified Conventions - Employment Promotion C.168 Unemployment Convention, 1988 and Protection against R.67 - Income Security Recommendation, 1944 R.69 - Medical Care Recommendation, 1944 8 Report on Case No.
2723 for the Committee on Freedom of Association 2010 Annual Report Page 77 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN 2010 Provisionally Registered Self Accrediting Institutions 1.

The University of the South Pacific 2.

Fiji National University 3.

Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji Provisionally Registered Institutions 1.

Australia Pacific Technical College 2.

Centre for Appropriate Technology & Development 3.


Community Education Training Centre 4.

Corpus Christi Teachers College 5.

Datec (Fiji) Limited 6 Dateline Business Colleges 7.

Davuilevu Theological College 8.

Fiji College of Theology and Evangelism 9.

Fiji LDS Church College 10.

Fulton College 11.

Institute of Technology Australia (Fiji) Ltd. 12.

Keshals Business Education Institute 13.

Montfort Boys Town 14.

Nadi Business College 15.

Pacific Flying School 16.

Pacific Regional Seminary 17.


Pacific Theological College 18.

Pacifika Institute of Tourism Studies 19.

PassRite Driving Academy Ltd 20.

Sangam Institute of Nursing 21.

ServicePro Hospitality Education and Training Center 22.

South Pacific Academy of Beauty Therapy 23.

South Pacific Bible College 24.

St Louise Developmental Center 25.

University of Fiji 26.

University of the Nations 27.


Vishaninfotech Recognised Institutions The following institutions have been granted recognition by the Fiji Higher Education Commission under the Higher Education Promulgation 2008: 1.

Advanced Aviation Training (Fiji) Limited 2.

Apostolic College of Theological Studies 3.

Australia Pacific Technical College 4.

Centre for Appropriate Technology and Development 5.

Community Education Training Center 6.

Corpus Christi Teachers College 7.

Dateline Business College 8.


Davuilevu Theological College 9.

Fiji College of Theology and Evangelism 10.

Fiji National University 11.

Fulton College 12.

Keshal‟s Business Education Institute 13.

Montfort Boys‟ Town 14.

Pacific Flying School 15.

Pacific Regional Seminary 16.

Pacific Theological College 17.

Pacifika Institute of Tourism Studies 18.

Sangam Institute of Technology 19.

Service Pro Hospitality Education & Training Center 20.

Small Hospitality Training Institute 21.


South Pacific Academy of Beauty Therapy 22.

South Pacific Bible College 23.

St John the Baptist Theological College 24.

The Style Gallery (Fiji) Institute of Hairdressing, Health & Beauty Therapy 25.

The University of the South Pacific 26.

Vishaninfotech 27.
Youth with A Mission 2010 Annual Report Page 78 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Annex 1: Ministry Staff seconded to NEC from 9th August 2010 to 31st December 2010 # Officer Abdul Rasheed Ajeshni Devi Akuila Tuleca Alanieta Dranivesi Anil Karan Farisha Begum Filimoni Lutunaika Ginette Dravesi Ilimotama Vesikula Jobe Nabalarua Jone Naqoli Kattie Jagrup Keleni Tikomaisuva Kelera Jale Krishant Chand Lanieta Mataigusu Louise Shackley Lusiana Cava Maciu Waqa Maikali Baleitagaca Mereani Muriwaqa Moana Joseph Munesh Sami Navneel Shankar Pretika Maharaj Ranjeeta Chand Ropate Tomu Ruby Anne Marr Sainimili Mocevakaca Salmendra Kumar Sanjana Wati Lal Setareki Duguvanua Shailendra Nair Talei Boletawa Tomasi Kama Vijenti Kaushal Viliame Cagilaba Vilimone Baledrokadroka Vishal Kumar Zumer Khan Seconded as: Accountant Data Operator - HQ EO MES - Central Snr Marketing Officer Data Operator - BA CIO - NEC Data Operator - HQ EO Snr Database / Network EO Data Operator - HQ Director Operations Data Operation - Lautoka IT Support - HQ Mng/ Legal /HR HR Officer Data Operator - HQ M/ Finance Data Operator - Labasa Data Operator - Sigatoka EO EO EO EO EO EO M/Audit/Ethics/ISO MES - Eastern Data Operator - SSV EO EO MES - Western Data Operator - HQ MES - North Data Operator - HQ DES - NEC CEO - NEC Data Operator - Nadi IT Support - Regional NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT CENTRE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010 INCOME RIE (13/08/10) RIE (11/11/10) Other TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE Registration Professional Counselling Aptitude Assessment Life Skills Training Employment Skills Training Work Attachment Allowances Salaries and Wages Top-Up General Expenses TOTAL EXPENDITURE NET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR Notes 2010 $ 601,692.76 198,307.24 102,000.00 902,000.00 4,838.00 24,460.79 46,951.89 111,286.65 45,121.47 624.00 151,027.64 412,926.04 797,236.48 104,763.52
 The Income and Expenditure Statement is to be read in conjunction with the notes to and forming part of the Income and Expenditure Statement 2010 Annual Report Page 79 of 82 MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT ACRONYMS 7S ACP APO ATH BOS BPR BSC CAAFI CBT CSR DOHS DSC DSHQ DSOHSWC EDV EEO ER ERAB ERP FBEA FCEF FBOS FICAC FMSA FRCA FIs FIT FMA FMR FNCDP FNPF FNU FTUC HASAWA HRD IAA ICT / IT ILO ISO IWP LC LMCCC LMIS MBEM MLIRE MOA MOU NCHP NCSMED NDT NEC NGOs NICMS NOHSAB NTPC PCCPP PSC RDSSED RFA RIE SEA SFCCO SMART SMC SME TMA TNA TOT NTPC WRO The Seven „S‟ Productivity Tool Annual Corporate Plan Asian Productivity Organization Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Board of Survey Business Process Reengineering Balanced Scorecard Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands Competency-Based Training Corporate Social Responsibility Director Occupational Health and Safety Development Sub-Committee Deputy Secretary (Headquarters) Deputy Secretary (OHS and Workers Compensation) Engineering Design Vetting Equal Employment Opportunity Employment Relations Employment Relations Advisory Board Employment Relations Promulgation 2007 Fiji Business Excellence Award Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation Fiji Bureau of Statistics Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption Fiji Maritime Safety Administration Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority Financial Instructions Fiji Institute of Technology Financial Management Act Financial Management Reform Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons Fiji National Provident Fund Fiji National University Fiji Trades Union Congress Health and Safety at Work Act 1996 Human Resources Development Industrial Associations Act Information and Communications Technology /Information Technology International Labour Organization International Organization for Standardization Individual Work Plan Labour Compliance Labour-Management Consultation and Cooperation Committees Labour Market Information System Ministry‟s Business Excellence Model
 Ministry for Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Memorandum of Agreement Memorandum of Understanding National Centre for Health Promotion National Centre for Small and Micro Enterprise Development Non-Destructive Testing National Employment Centre Non-Governmental Organisations National Industrial Chemicals Management System National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Board National Training and Productivity Centre Peoples Charter for Change, Peace and Progress Public Service Commission Roadmap for Democracy and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development 2009-2014 Revolving Fund Account Request to Incur Expenditure Service Excellence Award Strategic Framework for Change Coordinating Office Safety Management Assessment and Review Tool Singapore Mediation Centre Small and Micro Enterprises Trade Manufacturing Account Training Needs Analysis Trainer of Trainers National Training and Productivity Centre of Fiji Wages Regulations Order 2010 Annual Report Page 80 of 82 CONTACT INFORMATION ADDRESSES Postal Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Post Office Box 2216, Government Buildings, Suva, FIJI.
Web www.labour.gov.fj OFFICE LOCATIONS AND CONTACTS Headquarters 4th Floor Civic House, Suva.

Tel – (679) 3303 500 Fax – (679) 3304 701 Central/Eastern Division Divisional Labour Office, P D Patel Building, Suva.

Tel – (679) 3314 999 Fax – (679) 3314 198 Mediation Service 5th Floor Civic House, Suva.

Tel – (679) 3303 500 Fax – (679) 3304 701 Employment Relations Tribunal 5th Floor Civic House, Suva.

Tel – (679) 3314 640 Fax – (679) 3317 259 National OHS Service 6th Floor Civic House, Suva.
Tel – (679) 3316 999 Fax – (679) 3315 029 Sigatoka Office 1st Floor Town Council Building, Sigatoka.

Tel/Fax – (679) 6500 977 Nadi Office Korovula Road, Nadi.

Tel – (679) 6702 429 Fax – (679) 6702 229 Lautoka Office Tavaiqia House, Lautoka.

Tel – (679) 6660 305 Fax – (679) 6666 630 Ba Office Koronubu House, Ba.

Tel – (679) 6674 732 Fax – (679) 6673 523 Labasa Office Rupan‟s Building, Jaudaram Street, Labasa.
Tel – (679) 8811 643 Fax – (679) 8811 477 Savusavu Office Vunilagi Building, Main Street, Savusavu.

Tel/Fax – (679) 8850 414