Cabinet agreed that this year’s 145th Girmit Commemoration and Celebration Event will take place at the Lautoka Girmit Multicultural Centre from 11 to 13 May 2024 and in Labasa on 11 May 2024.
The People’s Coalition Government designated ‘Girmit Day’ as a public holiday in 2023 to honour Girmit indentured labourers from India who were brought to Fiji in 1879, soon after the cession in 1874.
This year’s celebration commemorates 145 years since the arrival of the Girmit indentured labourers to Fiji.
This year’s Girmit Day theme will be the “Journey of Girmit Descendants in Building a New Fiji”.
The theme is also aligned with the objectives of the Coalition Government in terms of promoting social cohesion and celebrating the contribution of various ethnic communities in the development and progress of Fiji and its people together.
A Subcommittee will organise and oversee the programme of the Girmit Day commemoration.
The Subcommittee will organize all official activities and events to mark the intent and purpose of the Girmit Day Celebrations and ensure that the Girmit Day events are hosted and organised within the approved budget.
