Fiji Market Women

Suva Market empowers women vendors, enhancing safety and economic opportunities

In the Pacific Island nation of Fiji, women make up just 34% of the paid labor force. That’s half the rate for women in more developed countries. According to the United Nations, Fiji also has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the world. So how is one market in the capital city of Suva – trying to give women safety and economic opportunity? VOA’s Jessica Stone has the story.

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