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Fijian sugar workers face threats, intimidation
2013-09-05 09:14:31| Sugar Industry News
Workers at the state owned Fijian Sugar Corporation (FSC) have voted to take strike action after they were offered a 5.3% pay rise. This equates to just $7.10 a week after tax, or in terms of purchasing power, enough to buy half a chicken. The bigger issue though is that wages for sugar workers in Fiji have declined 40% since 2006 when the government was deposed by a military coup.
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Costly sugar cane fires
2013-09-05 09:14:31| Sugar Industry News
SUGAR industry authorities are concerned about the escalating incidence of sugar cane farm fires and have warned that the consequences can be more dire than the millions lost.
Kenya: Sugar Firm, Kerra Sign MoU On Roads
2013-09-05 09:14:31| Sugar Industry News
The Trans Mara Sugar Company, the Narok County Government and the Kenya Rural Roads Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the repair of roads in the Trans Mara Sugar Belt.
Sugar co-operatives may not get bank loans for cane crushing
2013-09-05 09:14:31| Sugar Industry News
PUNE: The number of sugar co-operatives participating in the 2013-14 crushing season in Maharashtra, the top sugar producer, is likely to decline due to financial difficulties.
Former wheat board chief moves to sugar industry
2013-09-04 08:32:10| Sugar Industry News
Queensland's peak industry for sugar in Queensland, Canegrowers, has appointed Brendan Stewart as its CEO.
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