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Girmit Day has been recognised within the House of Commons, marking a significant moment for Fiji’s history and the global Girmit diaspora.
The event highlighted the legacy of indentured labourers transported from India to Fiji under British colonial rule and the resilience of their descendants across generations. Learn More: https://www.fijijournal.com/girmit-day-honoured-in-uk/

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00:04147 years on, the journey returns to House of Commons, where the story of Jermit is finally
00:13spoken, carried by descendants of those who crossed oceans to Fiji.
00:19Their voice is now part of the record, through the words of Shurina Brackenridge.
00:26The past meets the present, a history once shaped by empire, now acknowledged in its halls.
00:35A story of movement, endurance, and identity, remembered, honored, and shared with the world.
00:55Some years ago, the story of Jermit Rose Ross, saying that they live with the most of us,
00:56they are the one that has ever seen, and they are the one that has ever seen in the past.
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