Nirbhay Singh

Who is Nirbhay Singh?

Nirbhay Singh is a Fiji Indian trade unionist, and who is the Senior Industrial Relations Officer [SIRO] of Fiji Public Service Association. He also serves as the Spokesperson for the Fiji Confederation of Public Sector Unions.

Singh opposed the Minister of Labour, Bernadette Rounds Ganilau's, intention to mediate in the proposed talks on the five percent pay cut and reduction of retirement age for civil servants stating that:

That Minister for Labour sat in the cabinet, and made a decision and agreed and endorsed the decision for paycuts and for retirement age change, now the same minister has a conflict of interest if he or she wants to come and mediate in which she was a party before.

Singh expressed the hope that Fiji Government's partnership with the European Union would go some way towards avoiding strike action. He is quoted as saying:

So there may be some positive indications in future, because the European Union has indicated that they’d like to have it all recorded, and certified in a form of a partnership agreement, with the European Union now that is very significant and important.