Port Vila Central Market

The secretary the Association of Vendors, Jacqueline Tassong, said the government's price control unit hadn't consulted them before the introduction of scales last Friday.

Tassong said the vendors, most of whom are women, had found that with the scales they get less money compared with what they got before.

She said the vendors, who are also farmers, are struggling because of the pandemic and the recent cyclones.

The project involves improving the market’s sanitation facilities to make them more safe and inclusive to occupants and visitors, while helps to promote hygiene, food safety, disability inclusion and gender equality.