Fiji bus operators concerned as drivers leave for NZ

stuff.co.nz reports that this is after many local bus drivers accepted offers to drive buses in New Zealand to cover up the shortage of their bus drivers and ferry crews. The Fiji Bus Operators Association says this is worrying them as it will create a shortage in Fiji. Kamikamica adds despite concerns raised by the bus operators, there were already migrant workers in the country. He says urban bus drivers' pay would be increased by FJD$41.20 an hour while regional drivers would be paid up to FJD$38.45 per hour whereas in Fiji bus drivers would work up to 48 hours a week, earning $3.75 an hour in Fiji. We have sent questions to the Fiji Bus Operators Association and the Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica.