The General Secretary for the Fijian Teachers Association said the interim government and the employers should think about the workers who are finding it difficult to live a comfortable life now.
Maika Namudu said the workers are not getting COLA while the cost of living is sky rocketing.
The average annual rate of inflation for the twelve months to January 2009 compared to January last year stands at 7.6 percent.
According to the Bureau of Statistics, food prices recorded an increase of 6.6 percent.
Higher prices were recorded for bakery and cereal, fresh and preserved meat, fresh fish, fresh and preserved fruits, fats and oils, coffee, tea, cocoa, market items such as long beans, cabbage, chilies, okra, local tomatoes, cucumber, rourou, bele, pumpkin, potatoes, cassava and yaqona.
Alcohol drinks and cigarettes recorded a 0.3 percent increase, clothing and footwear went up by 0.1 percent.
However, there was a 2.2 percent decrease in the price for heating and lighting and 4.5 percent decrease recorded for unleaded fuel, diesel and spare parts.
Think About Workers-Namudu
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