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On the morning of May 20th, after more than ten hours' flight, I finally arrived at Nadi Airport in Fiji. While waiting in line for customs clearance, two old people behind us heard us speak Chinese. Happy, then take the initiative to respond with us.
"Come to Fiji to work or travel?" I asked them.
"Oh, oh ..." They faltered.
The old man is about 60 years old. Although his face is vicissitudes, his body is still strong. Everyone is carrying a big bag. Doesn't look like a tourist. Seeing that they couldn't talk properly, I didn't ask again.
At the time of customs clearance verification, first of all, they won't fill in the customs clearance declaration form, and they are stuck. Our colleague Xiao Shi took the initiative to be an interpreter for them, only then did we know that they were fishermen in Shandong. When asked where they were going, the old man showed us a piece of paper. This is a "contract" signed by a fishing company in Fiji. This is a contract, but it's actually just a note. When they passed the security check, the customs officers found vegetables in their bags and forced them to pay taxes, but they didn't have Fiji coins, so we had to help them change them outside.
Fiji is surrounded by a good fishing ground, rich in tuna and bonito, as well as crustaceans and mollusks, such as shrimp and crabs. Fisheries are mainly marine fisheries. Fiji's marine fisheries are divided into three types: self-sufficient fisheries, small-scale commercial fisheries and industrial fisheries. Self-sufficiency fishery is a kind of fishery in which coastal fishermen catch scattered shellfish, crustaceans and fish, accounting for most of the domestic food supply. Small-scale commercial fisheries mainly focus on catching snapper, grouper, snapper with naked cheek, Kangzi bamboo pod fish, invertebrates and algae in coastal waters, bays and rocks. There are two forms of operation: one is individual operation, and the other is fishermen's joint operation. Most of the water products produced are sold through retail markets or fishmongers for local consumption, and only a small part is self-sufficient. According to insiders, some fishing companies are very strict about the conditions for hiring employees. Some require employees to stay on the ship for three years before they are allowed to disembark, otherwise they will not be paid. Some people can't help being lonely, so they have to escape. I'm worried about two old people. Can a note protect their interests?
I have come into contact with people from China, and have been doing business in Fiji for seven or eight years, ten years, or at most twenty years. When asked why they came to Fiji, they replied that life in Fiji was stress-free, unlike the fierce competition at home. I think. This may be the concept of successful people. In fact, people who are dissatisfied are everywhere. Working in Fiji, the income is not high, and the benefits are difficult to guarantee. The employment contract with the boss is basically replaced by the form filled in when applying for a work visa. Most of the forms are filled out by employers themselves, and sometimes even the signatures of workers are signed on their behalf. What annual leave, weekly salary and so on. They are all filled in to cope with the immigration bureau, and they are rarely faithfully fulfilled. Some people are exploited while working in factories: some people have conflicts with their bosses while working in restaurants, and their guarantees are cancelled and sent to prison.
Know this. I admire the courage of the two old people and worry about their fate.
My host invited me to drink kava.
Fiji is rich in taro, cassava and yam. These are their main foods. It is worth mentioning that one of their drinks, "Kava", is Fiji's "national wine". When you first arrive at a place, if you can enjoy the ceremony of drinking "slips", it will be the most grand reception.
The first time I drank "Kava" was at the groundbreaking ceremony of the road reconstruction project in Xigatoka. At the beginning of the ceremony, after the Sheikh's representative gave a welcome speech, they began to brew a "note". In the primitive and serious atmosphere, six local male villagers wearing grass skirts sat on the floor, and several young men carried a big wooden plate and injected clean water. Then they wrapped a unique local plant powder in cloth and rubbed it in water by hand until most of the powder dissolved. After filtering off the residue, the beverage is made. The first bowl is given to the Prime Minister, and then the guests kneel down in turn. Although I have some doubts about whether this mode of production meets the hygiene standards, do as the Romans do. Still drank a bowl.
A day later, when I went to a small village to collect the wind, I was treated with the same courtesy again. As the guest of honor this time, I naturally drank the first bowl first.
There is a reason why local people are so obsessed with "Kawa". Kava is a wild plant of Piperaceae. It is said that it has the effect of calming the nerves. It can also obviously promote the accelerated reaction process of digestion and metabolism and improve the problem of physical weakness caused by long-term malnutrition. Especially for the recovery of gastrointestinal peristalsis and secretion, diuresis and catharsis.
A holy place for tourism and holiday.
Fiji, which attracts tourists from all over the world from Wan Li, really has its own characteristics.
Men wear flowered skirts, women grow beards, and car curtains are the most impressive features. I was there, sure enough. Fiji is full of people wearing flowers. There is no exception for men and women. It is said that wearing flowers on the left indicates unmarried. Wearing flowers on both sides means that you are married. As for men in skirts, from the prime minister to primary school students, there is no exception. Skirts are called "solos" here. Not only do men usually wear single riding, but even the police who direct traffic wear single riding to perform official duties. In the street, we happened to meet a team promoting traffic safety. The police force are all dark green shirts, white skirts and serrated hems, which are quite fresh. Most of the buses here are hung with curtains instead of windows. It seems a little rough. But if you get on the bus and sit down at will, and look out of the window, when the soft sea breeze gently blows your cheek, you will immediately feel that the window glass is really an unnecessary thing.
Secondly, the scenery here is beautiful. Fiji's rainforests are very special. It is the only tropical rain forest in the world without aggressive animals and poisonous insects. Blue sea, blue sky, green trees and flowers. The island is full of sugarcane fields, mango trees and tall coconut groves. There are burning flowers everywhere. It is green all year round, lush, fruitful and colorful.
The third feature is that there are many hotels, which are good places for holidays. In Nadi's seaside, there are seven or eight star-rated hotels in a row, and you can choose from high, middle and low grades. An island and many golf courses. Tourists spend their holidays in Fiji, or overlook the island from the air, or snorkel in the sea, or lie on the beach and enjoy the sunset.
To get rich, you need to build roads first.
Fiji is located in the center of the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is a transportation hub in the South Pacific. The total land area is only 65438+8000 square kilometers. It consists of 332 islands, mostly volcanic islands surrounded by coral reefs, of which 106 islands are inhabited, mainly viti levu and Varua. The national highway is 6800 kilometers, but the grade is very low. It is less than 200 kilometers from Nadi to Suva, its capital, and it takes more than three hours by car. In order to improve the efficiency of Fiji's transportation industry, promote economic development, increase employment opportunities and reduce poverty, Fiji's 2007-2011strategic development plan will "develop a safe, effective, affordable and barrier-free "Integrated transportation system with sustainable economy and environment" is the general goal of transportation development.
20 11On May 27th and June1,four highway upgrading projects in Fiji, the Xigatoka section and the Savari section, were started one after another. Fijian Prime Minister Copernicus Malama, China's Ambassador to Fiji Han Zhiqiang, China's Economic Office Manager Cai Shuizeng in Fiji, Fiji's Minister of Engineering Natawa, officials from relevant government departments, staff of Gezhouba Project Team, Fiji's relevant media, local villagers and students attended the groundbreaking ceremony. As the representative of the project contractor China Gezhouba Group Company, I attended the ceremony and delivered speeches respectively.