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Employment Ministry clarifies Charan Jeath Singh not under investigation for exploitation

Employment Ministry clarifies Charan Jeath Singh not under investigation for exploitation

By Mansi Chand
02/05/2025
Minister for Employment Agni Deo Singh

Minister for Employment, Agni Deo Singh has clarified that the Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs and Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh, is not under investigation over allegations for worker exploitation.

The Minister says that the investigation is focused on the farm where the workers are employed, not on Singh.

He says that the farm operates under its own supervision and management, and complaints raised by workers will be addressed by them.

He adds that they are awaiting for the full report from their Labasa Office by this afternoon.

Meanwhile, Charan Jeath Singh highlighted in Parliament that we have media freedom but The Fiji Times has misreported that he employed Bangladeshi workers and underpaid them.

He mentioned that he is paying them $5.50 an hour which is above the minimum wage rate.

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