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Mere Dawai and her granddaughters. Source: SBS News

Around 140,000 tourism employees in Fiji lost their job after the border slammed shut in March 2020 due to fears over the spread of COVID-19.

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Around 140,000 tourism employees in Fiji lost their job after the border slammed shut in March 2020 due to fears over the spread of COVID-19.

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