Fiji's employment minister says the government was not consulted by the US State Department for its 2015 Human Trafficking Report.
The report found that Fiji is a source country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour.
It also found Fiji to be a transit country for Asian men and women subjected to forced labour and prostitution.
Fiji Employment Minister Jioji Konrote in parliament. Photo: Fiji Government / youtube
But the employment minister, Jioji Konrote, told FBC that the government wasn't consulted for the report.
He says a team from his ministry has been tasked to look into the matter and refute the claims made by the United States where necessary.
