Around 50 former employees of Air Fiji Limited remain without work since being sent home in April last year when the airline company shut down due to financial reasons.

According to the Transport Workers Union, around 50 former employees still have not found any while some have found full time employment others have been working on a part time basis for the other airline operators in the country since May last year.

Union General Secretary Kamlesh Kumar said they are now awaiting a response from the Tuvalu Transport Minister on their request to pay the former employees their outstanding wages and salaries.