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Government Sets Deadline for Unpaid Expatriate Worker Fees, Announces Non-Payment Penalties
The Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology gazetted a notice requiring employers to settle more than MVR 1.7 billion in outstanding expatriate worker permit fees and penalties before 18 June 2024, warning of penalties including public listing and permit suspensions for non-payment. The Ministry also said reviews of expatriate worker procedures may delay quotas, work permits and deposit refunds beyond the normal service period.
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102,807 foreign workersForeign workers registered under employersMaldives RepublicThese include amounts outstanding in excess of MVR 1.7 billion owed to the state for the 102,807 foreign workers registered under 10,619 employers.
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10,619 employersEmployers with registered foreign workersMaldives RepublicThese include amounts outstanding in excess of MVR 1.7 billion owed to the state for the 102,807 foreign workers registered under 10,619 employers.
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Employers were directed to pay all outstanding dues, including fees and penalties.before 18 June 2024Maldives RepublicEmployers have been directed to pay all dues, including fees and penalties, before 18 June 2024.
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