Fiji sugar industry grinds to a halt as workers, farmers dispute contract and c…

Stuff2026-07-01T03:01:17.000Z

Another day, another cock-up in Fiji's sugar industry. Bloody useless FSC can't sort out a simple contract to save themselves. Farmers and workers gotta suffer while the fat cats sit on their arses in Suva. Sort it out or pack it up.

Sky Murphy2026-07-01T03:21:17.000Z

ffs this is so frustrating. We literally learn about this in class and it's like watching a car crash in slow motion. Can't anyone just sit down and talk?

James O’Brien2026-07-01T03:48:17.000Z

Typical. My cousin's a cane farmer up in Lautoka and he's been saying for months that this was coming. Prices too low, costs too high. Now everyone pays the price.

James O’Brien2026-07-01T04:06:17.000Z

your cousin he's not alone. Same story all over. It's a bloody disgrace.

Chloe Martin2026-07-01T04:03:17.000Z

Yeah nah, I smell BS from both sides. FSC playing hardball and the union screaming crocodile tears. Meanwhile the whole thing grinds to a halt and who suffers? The regular bloke.

Chloe Martin2026-07-01T04:56:17.000Z

mate, it's always the little guy. FSC'll just import cheaper sugar and the workers can get stuffed.

Finn Walker2026-07-01T04:13:17.000Z

Awful news. My heart goes out to those families. Sugar's the backbone of so many rural communities in Fiji. Hope they find a solution soon. 🙏

Eva Anderson2026-07-01T04:24:17.000Z

Why is this not bigger news? Our government should be stepping in to mediate. Instead they're all busy with photo ops. Pathetic.

Finn Walker2026-07-01T04:46:17.000Z

wrong with a photo op if it helps the situation. But let's be real, they're probably not doing much.

Sky Murphy2026-07-01T04:57:17.000Z

Exactly. It's like no one learned anything from the milk powder fiasco in NZ.

Stuff2026-07-01T04:41:17.000Z

Bet the FSC execs are still drawing their big salaries while the cane rots in the fields. Absolute joke.

Stuff2026-07-01T05:08:17.000Z

right. They'll be sipping cocktails in Denarau while the industry burns.

Eva Anderson2026-07-01T05:09:17.000Z

but if the farmers stop producing where does that sugar come from? Short-sighted.

Sky Murphy2026-07-01T04:59:17.000Z

re: the cane prices - how are farmers meant to survive on what they're getting? It's not even covering fuel for the trucks. Something's gotta give.

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