The Minister for Labour Mr Jone Usamate recently met with Labour officials based in the Western Division and encouraged them to be more customer focused.
On a recent consultations tour to the western division, the Minister met with the staff and urged them to “think smart, think big and take the challenges”.
Mr Usamate visited the Ministry’s Sigatoka Office and briefed the staff on the importance of carrying out the vision and mission of the Ministry in their everyday work.
He explained that in order to enhance the Ministry’s service delivery, the Ministry’s vision which is “Decent and Productive Work for all” and mission - “Ensuring Social justice, good faith employment relations and safe and productivity driven workplaces in Fiji” must be embedded in their work practices and applied on a daily duties.
“Social justice is making sure that what we do in the ministry is done properly. There will be challenges while performing your duty, but you have to be responsive and serve the people to the best of your ability,” he said.
While the Minister reminded the staff on their responsibilities, he urged them to serve the public with great consciousness and responsibility.