PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM FIJI IN DECENT WORK
Advocacy Officers - Anaseini and Moushmi - from Fiji Disabled People's Association prepared information on people with disabilities in decent work for International Day of People with Disabilities - December 3, 2007.
The following profiles were prepared by Anaseini and Moushmi
AKANISI LATU
Ms. Latu works at the Fiji Vocational Technical Training Centre at the sheltered workshop as the assistant supervisor.
When she was 6 she had Polio and from then onwards her legs were getting weaker and weaker till she had to use the Wheel Chair.
Her job involves supervising of the trainees and assisting them in there work and organising working materials for the trainees. Her trainees are student who have multiple disabilities and it becomes really hard for her to assist them.
Her message is to look at our abilities rather then looking at our inabilities.
LANIETA TUIMABU
Lanieta is visually impaired [6% vision]. She works for the Fiji Employers Federation as their Receptionist for the past 6 years till to date.
She minds the switch board, does photo copying, sending faxes, receive incoming mails being hand delivered, ensure that members attend meeting held by FEF, make attendance list for the meeting, call around for board meetings and other meetings which are work related, and also gets access to emails and Internet and mainly correspond by emails to her fellow staff.
She is proud of working in such a decent environment, where there’s no discrimination.
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Advocacy Officers - Anaseini and Moushmi - from Fiji Disabled People's Association prepared information on people with disabilities in decent work for International Day of People with Disabilities - December 3, 2007.
The following profiles were prepared by Anaseini and Moushmi
AKANISI LATU
Ms. Latu works at the Fiji Vocational Technical Training Centre at the sheltered workshop as the assistant supervisor.
When she was 6 she had Polio and from then onwards her legs were getting weaker and weaker till she had to use the Wheel Chair.
Her job involves supervising of the trainees and assisting them in there work and organising working materials for the trainees. Her trainees are student who have multiple disabilities and it becomes really hard for her to assist them.
Her message is to look at our abilities rather then looking at our inabilities.
LANIETA TUIMABU
Lanieta is visually impaired [6% vision]. She works for the Fiji Employers Federation as their Receptionist for the past 6 years till to date.
She minds the switch board, does photo copying, sending faxes, receive incoming mails being hand delivered, ensure that members attend meeting held by FEF, make attendance list for the meeting, call around for board meetings and other meetings which are work related, and also gets access to emails and Internet and mainly correspond by emails to her fellow staff.
She is proud of working in such a decent environment, where there’s no discrimination.
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