Rasue to start canteen business from redundancy payout

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Sitiveni Rasue cuts a timber as he builds a new canteen at Rakiraki Village. Picture: ANISH CHAND

FIFTY-one-year-old Sitiveni Rasue will use money from his redundancy payout to start a canteen business from his home at Rakiraki Village.

He had worked for the FSC for 31 years as a stores counter-hand and a rigger-offside.

The FSC paid him $12,000 as part of the severance pay and Mr Rasue has started extending his house that will be used as a canteen.

“I have obtained a business license to sell fish and grog from the canteen,” he said.

“My wife and I will look after the business together and once it’s running well, I will look for a job elsewhere.”

He wants to use the redundancy money wisely and is advising his colleagues to do the same.

“Times are not good and I hope all those who lost their jobs will use the money to do something that will earn them an income.”

Mr Rasue is a qualified rigger and has attained training in occupational health and safety that was funded by the FSC.

“I used to provide in-house training to FSC employees in firefighting and all this qualification will now go to waste.”

He says he has two children who are working.

“I have told them I can survive on my own and I won’t be relying on them.”

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