A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A group of expatriate workers confronted police officers with violence and damaged police property when the police attended to a protest in Hulhumale’ on 13th July 2020. The protesters threw bricks towards the police officers who attended the scene and injured several police officers. When the Maldives Police Service received information of this, a team […]
Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail has made a statement revealing that the government hopes to repatriate at least 20,000 undocumented expatriate migrants in the Maldives before the end of the year, 2020. The government evaluates that more than 70,000 illegal migrant workers reside in different areas of the Maldives from which 90% of the workers are […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met with the National Security Council (NSC) and relevant senior officials this evening, to discuss the ongoing protests by foreign workers over unpaid wages. The meeting was held at the President’s Office. Discussions pertained to the rising tensions between certain expatriates and locals, the threat this poses to public safety, and […]
Here are the latest news updates of 03rd June ADK to Charge MVR 675 for COVID-19 Tests ADK Hospital will be charging MVR 675 per COVID-19 test, stated Spokesperson of National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) Mohamed Mabrook Azeez. Mabrook stated that as ADK is a private hospital they will be charging for tests, however IGM […]
In the celebration of International Labour Day 2020, National Bureau of Statistics has revealed the statistics of the labour force in the Maldives. The total labour population of Maldives totals up to 151,706 with male employment in the majority with 70.3% male employment to population ratio. While female employment to population ratio is 39.8%. Even […]
Maldives Immigration has granted clearance to 701 expatriates to return to their native country. Immigration has stated that clearance granted expatriates are from Italy, Indonesia, and Thailand. In addition to that, they were sent back to their country via evacuation flights from Italy, Indonesia, and the Philippines on the 24th and 25th of April. A […]
Male’ City Mayor Shifa Mohamed has revealed that they will be seizing stalls in the Traveler’s Market with migrants as vendors. The Parliament’s Decentralization Committee held a virtual meeting with the Male’ City Council to discuss the concessions lease rates charged on vendors. In this meeting, Shifa said the council had now finished the redevelopment […]
Ministry of economic development has announced that they have included additional measures to be completed before a foreigner can be brought to the Maldives for work. Foreign workers can enter the country only after obtaining a special permit from the ministry of economic development under the employment approval rules. All foreign workers, including those who […]
Economic Ministry has announced that expatriate workers without any visa or travel documents will be sent back to their native country in government expense. Economic Ministry has stated that any document required for their arrival into their country will be provided by the respective country’s high commission or embassy. The government and immigration have come […]