Fiji Teachers Union

FTU
Fiji Teachers Union
Founded1929
HeadquartersSuva, Fiji
Location
Members
4,200 (2004)
Key people
Agni Deo Singh, General Secretary
AffiliationsFiji Trades Union Congress

Fiji Teachers Union (FTU) is a union representing elementary and secondary education teachers in Fiji. It is a member of the Fiji Trades Union Congress,[1] and Education International.[2]

The FTU was formed as a multi-racial organization. However, in 1960 the Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) was founded. The FTA limited its membership to indigenous Fijians. Most indigenous Fijian educators left the FTU, so that the FTU's membership is now overwhelmingly Indian.[3] In 2004, the Fiji Teachers Union counted about 4,200 members (including over 700 indigenous Fijians). The Fiji Teachers’ Association had about 3,500 members.[4]

  1. ^ Neelesh Gounder, "A Long Road to Unity," Fiji Times, January 12, 2006.
  2. ^ "Membership List: Asia-Pacific," Education International, no date.
  3. ^ Padmini Gaunder, Education and Race Relations in Fiji, 1835-1998, Universal Printing, 1999.
  4. ^ "Chris Chevalier, Ken Davis and Bill Leslie, Waiting for Something to Happen: Trade Union Responses to HIV/AIDS in the South Pacific: Report of a Needs Analysis Survey for ILO and SPOCTU, Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA, Sydney, Australia, July 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-11-28.