Attar Singh is a Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent. As of January 2007, he is the General Secretary of the Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions (FICTU), one of two major umbrella bodies for trade unions in Fiji. A Trade Union (Labour union) ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Crystal ball, user has created future months and dates before, and been told not to (See User Talk:Jose and Ricardo). ... The Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions (FICTU) was established in August, 2002 as a breakaway from and rival to the FTUC. (2005) ICTUR et al,: Trade Unions of the World, 6th, London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ...

Unlike many unionists in the rival Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC), Singh has been a harsh critic of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, which seized power on 5 December 2006. He has attacked Commodore Frank Bainimarama, the coup leader who has since been sworn in as interim Prime Minister of Fiji. [1] On 14 January 2007, Singh was quoted by Fiji Television as insisting that Military personnel and politicians should not participate in the interim government (Mahendra Chaudhry, whose Fiji Labour Party has links to the rival union group, is Minister of Finance), and that the sole purpose of the interim government should be to prepare for elections, not to legislate new laws. He also condemned as "unconstitutional" the appointment of Bernadette Ganilau as Minister for Labour, according to a Fiji Television report (9 January 2007). The Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) is a trade union organization in Fiji. ... The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), with a total manpower of only 3500 men, is one of the smallest in the world. ... The Fijian coup détat of December 2006 occurred as a continuation of the pressure which had been building since the military unrest of the 2000 Fijian coup détat and 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Commodore is a military rank used in some navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a Captain, but is less than that of a Flag Officer. ... Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, popularly known as Frank Bainimarama, (born 27 April 1954) is the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces. ... Fiji received its independence in 1970. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Fiji Television Limited is Fijis television network. ... Mahendra Pal Chaudhry (born 9 February 1942) is the leader of the Fiji Labour Party and currently the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament. ... The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji. ... Bernadette Rounds Ganilau Bernadette Ganilau, born as Bernadette Rounds, is a Fijian writer, broadcaster, and political activist. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Singh's criticism of the Military-backed interim government provoked a hostile reaction from Commodore Bainimarama on 14 January 2007. [2] That night, Singh was taken up to Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks for interrogation. [3] Fiji Television futher claimed that Singh had been taken from his Samabula home, locked in a cell, and assaulted. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Suva is the capital of Fiji. ... Queen Elizabeth Barracks is a Fijian Army base, located in the Suva suburb of Nabua. ...

Politics

A member of the executive of the National Federation Party (once a major political party, but without parliamentary representation since 1999), Singh has contested several elections on his party's ticket. Politics of Fiji Categories: Stub | Fijian political parties | Fiji-related stubs ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

In the 1999 election (in which his party lost all of its seats in the House of Representatives), Singh was a candidate in the Laucala Indian Communal Constituency. He polled 2,510 votes, some 22.2 percent of the total. The general election to the Fijian House of Representatives, held in May 1999, was historic. ... Overview The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fijis Parliament. ...

In the parliamentary election of 2001, Singh contested the Suva City Indian Communal Constituency. His 1976 votes amounted to just under 21.8 percent of the total - less than half of what Wadan Lal Narsey had achieved in the previous election. The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a Supreme Court decision, following the failure of the Fiji coup of 2000. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suva City Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. ...

He contested the 2006 parliamentary election as his party's candidate for the Suva City Open Constituency. He polled 745 votes, or 6.2 percent of the total. The Constitution of Fiji requires general elections for the House of Representatives to be held at least once every five years. ... Suva City Open is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, are allocated by ethnicity). ... Open constituencies represent one of several electoral models employed in the past and present in the Fijian electoral system. ...