setup of the Market Learning Centre within the market, as a information, education and communication facility and resource centre and where awareness programmes designed by NGOs and government ministries (coordinated by the Market Learning Centre Coordinator of the town council) are delivered via a ‘public system to market address’ vendors and shoppers Waste Management City Council has Littering by market Littering, irregular waste Council has provided Waste management RTC has been aware of difficulties getting the vendors, irregular waste collection & insufficient bins, but there adequately done. this issue and was market vendors to dispose collection & insufficient bins provided. are issues with littering, planning to address it. rubbish in the bins. bins provided. irregular waste collection. Citizens Market Charter being developed by Insufficient bins UNDP will help market available. vendors to discuss with RTC on the issue of waste Transparency management improvements. Market By-laws and enforcement of rules By-laws revised in Consultant has been hired By-laws exist and the By-laws revised to Using by-laws from Nadi UNDP partnered with consultation with vendors to draft by-laws for the only revision that was increase fees only; market but vendors feel Fiji’s Ministry of Labour Accountability but focusing only on market. proposed by the council however, vendors this is not adequate for who supported in the increasing of stall fees. was on increasing fees. included in consultation. their market. Vendors Association for Vendors were against this The Ministry of Local compliance with local Management, and proposal and therefore no Government have not laws further revision has been issued the gazette. done. Revenue collection, maintenance and development budgets City Council has budget Council has budgeted for Council has budgeted for Since Nadi is prone to Market fees are charged Market The Rakiraki Town for maintenance, but there maintenance, but actual maintenance, but actual flooding, most of the every day, irrespectively Council has seen an is no separate allocation expenditure on expenditure on budget allocated for the of whether they are there increase in its income
setup of the Market Learning Centre within the market, as a information, education and communication facility and resource centre and where awareness programmes designed by NGOs and government ministries (coordinated by the Market Learning Centre Coordinator of the town council) are delivered via a ‘public address’ system to market vendors and shoppers Market Management, Transparency and Accountability Waste Management City Council has difficulties getting the market vendors to dispose rubbish in the bins. Insufficient bins available. Littering by market vendors, irregular waste collection & insufficient bins provided. Littering, irregular waste collection & insufficient bins provided. Council has provided bins, but there are issues with littering, irregular waste collection. Waste management adequately done. RTC has been aware of this issue and was planning to address it. Citizens Market Charter being developed by UNDP will help market vendors to discuss with RTC on the issue of waste management improvements. Market By-laws and enforcement of rules By-laws revised in consultation with vendors but focusing only on increasing of stall fees. Consultant has been hired to draft by-laws for the market. By-laws exist and the only revision that was proposed by the council was on increasing fees. Vendors were against this proposal and therefore no further revision has been done. By-laws revised to increase fees only; however, vendors included in consultation. The Ministry of Local Government have not issued the gazette. Using by-laws from Nadi market but vendors feel this is not adequate for their market. UNDP partnered with Fiji’s Ministry of Labour who supported in the Vendors Association for compliance with local laws Revenue collection, maintenance and development budgets City Council has budget for maintenance, but there is no separate allocation Council has budgeted for maintenance, but actual expenditure on Council has budgeted for maintenance, but actual expenditure on Since Nadi is prone to flooding, most of the budget allocated for the Market fees are charged every day, irrespectively of whether they are there The Rakiraki Town Council has seen an increase in its income
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