Commonwealth Unions give Fiji views

Date: 03 June 2000

The Commonwealth Trade Union Council will circulate a Fiji crisis submission to members of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group who meet in London this Tuesday 6 June.

The British TUC has already been in contact with the British Foreign Minister, Robin Cook, in the lead up to the Commonwealth Ministers' meeting.

John Monks, General Secretary of the British TUC, in his letter to Robin Cook said:

" I would urge the Government to play a leading role to ensure that the Commonwealth continues to recognize the democratically elected Labour-led People's Coalition Government of Fiji, and that the 1997 Constitution is upheld.

" In the event of failure by the current military regime to restore democracy and the rule of law, we would call upon the Commonwealth to take immediate measures to expel Fiji and sever all diplomatic, trade, sports and military links with any illegitimate government in Fiji."

The Ministerial Action Group on Fiji includes the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Botswana, Canada, Malaysia, Nigeria and the UK

For further information

Contact:	Andrew Casey
Union:	Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union
Phone:	9281 9511
Fax:	92821 4480
Email:	Andrewc@lhmu.org.au
WWW:	http://www.lhmu.org.au

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