Nadi Chamber of Commerce President, Doctor Ram Raju says majority of the businesses in Nadi have agreed to the no jab no job policy because they believe that is the way forward.
Dr Raju says Nadi being the tourism hub of the country, they believe it is the place where it should all start and that is why the stand has been taken by majority of the businesses that all workers have to get the COVID vaccine to be eligible to work.
He says they have around 200 members and none of them have come to them to say that their employees do not want to get vaccinated.
Dr Raju adds majority of the employees have had the first jab and a good number have been fully vaccinated.
Nearly all businesses in Nadi have seen a 70 to 90 percent drop in business due to COVID-19 while some have temporarily closed in the hope that the situation will improve quickly for them to resume.
According to the Nadi Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Business Impact Survey, there has been a huge drop in sales figures which is directly impacting the livelihood of the employees as well.
Most have requested for financial support and grants from the government to keep their workers employed.
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