Nirbhay Singh is a Fiji Indian trade unionist, and who is the Senior Industrial Relations Officer [SIRO] of Fiji Public Service Association. He also serves as the Spokesperson for the Fiji Confederation of Public Sector Unions

Confederation of Public Sector Unions

The Confederation of Public Sector Unions was founded by trade unions operating in the Fiji Public Service during early 1980s when they needed to approach their common employer on common industrial relations matters...

 (CPSU).

Singh opposed the Minister of Labour, Bernadette Rounds Ganilau's, intention to mediate in the proposed talks on the five percent pay cut and reduction of retirement age for civil servants stating that:

That Minister for Labour sat in the cabinet, and made a decision and agreed and endorsed the decision for paycuts and for retirement age change, now the same minister has a conflict of interest if he or she wants to come and mediate in which she was a party before.

Singh expressed the hope that Fiji Government's partnership with the European Union would go some way towards avoiding strike action. He is quoted as saying:

So there may be some positive indications in future, because the European Union has indicated that they’d like to have it all recorded, and certified in a form of a partnership agreement, with the European Union now that is very significant and important.

Singh has expressed the view that his confederation would like a dialogue with the Bainimarama

Frank Bainimarama

Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, CF, MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title Ratu , is a Fijian naval officer and politician. He is the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces and, as of April 2009, Prime Minister...

 Government instead of going on strike in opposition to the 5% pay cut for public sector employees.

Singh accused the Government of using delaying delaying tactics and not taking the threat of strike action seriously.

Background and Family

Singh was born in Ba

Ba District, Fiji

Ba is a district situation on the North Western part of the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The name Ba is also used for a province, a tikina , a town and a river. Ba district comprises the areas surrounding Ba Town and includes the Fijian administrative tikinas of Ba and Magodro. Ba district is in...

 and educated at Arya Kanya Pathshala, Namosau Methodist Mission School and Xavier College, Ba. He is married with two daughters, Rebecca Jane Singh

Rebecca Singh

Rebecca Singh is a news presenter on the New Zealand television station, TV3.She was born in Fiji and grew up in Nadi where her father worked as a communications officer at Nadi International Airport. She was educated at Jasper Williams High School and the University of the South Pacific...

 and Chelsey Anne Singh. He worked at the Nadi International Airport

Nadi International Airport

Nadi International Airport is the main international gateway for the islands of Fiji. It serves about 1.2 million people per year, and is the main hub of Air Pacific. The airport is 10km from the city of Nadi. In 2009 it handled 1,220,000 passengers on international and domestic...

 as a communications officer, rising to the position of Chief Communications Officer. He has been an active member of the Fiji Public Service Association (FPSA) and following the 1987 coup was forcefully removed from his post at the airport for his union activities. Following the resignation of Mahendra Chaudhry

Mahendra Chaudhry

Mahendra Pal Chaudhry is a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party...

from the position of General Secretary of the FPSA in 1999, he unsuccessfully contested the election for the position.