Fiji customs strike
NZPA Suva Hundreds of incoming passengers at Nandi and Nausori airports are walking through Fiji Customs unchecked, because of a strike by Customs officers. The strike began on Tuesday after the breakdown of talks between the Public Service Commission, the Fiji Public Service Association, and the Ministry of Finance over job reclassifications and promotions for 47 officers.
Among passengers who went through Customs unchecked on Tuesday were 256 frorri a Continental Airlines DCIO flight froth the United States and 85 on an Air New Zealand flight. They simply picked up their luggage and walked out of the terminal.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19800717.2.49
Bibliographic details
Press, 17 July 1980, Page 4
Word Count
101Fiji customs strike Press, 17 July 1980, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.