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A story from Fiji
Romana Andrews

Fiji

GALLERY

CONVERSATION

“ I used to get stares from people at the wharf, it was something new for them to see a female jumping off a ten wheeler truck”

Every morning when I get up to go to work, I get to operate with a bunch of extraordinary women who are silently achieving a milestone in an industry where women are not particularly known for excelling in, especially in a pacific island country like Fiji.

Meet Margaret K, department supervisor of loose cargo exports also a woman in her twenties. She first joined the company 2000 as a reliever with no experience in the shipping industry but determined to become a permanent staff in the exports department. At that time, having a driver’s license proved to be an asset for her in taking documents back and forth to the wharf for export cargoes.

Moving on, meet Margaret R, Administrative supervisor and human resources manager. She is in charge of administration for all departments whether cost or profit centers. Through her staff, she ensures that administrative concerns such as receivables and payables, wages, human resource issues and the overall mechanics of the branch are dealt with accordingly.

Now meet Eseta, Manager Sales & Marketing, Lautoka (name of city we live in) Her work involves conducting daily meetings, liaising with her team and company staff but more importantly interacting with the Ports Authority of Fiji, shipping lines, overseas agents including freight forwarders and with local and overseas based clients.
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