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Government to Propose Lifting Cap on Migrant Workers to Meet Growing Labour Demands
The Mohamed Muizzu administration plans to propose to parliament lifting the legislative cap of 100,000 unskilled migrant workers from a single country, explicitly to allow more workers from Bangladesh, according to Minister of Homeland Security and Technology Ali Ihusaan. Speaking at a parliamentary committee meeting, Ihusaan said the government would first introduce safeguards including 100 percent biometric accountability for foreign workers and an island-specific work permit.
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Tue 25 JunMinister Ali Ihusaan announced the government's move to lift the cap on migrant workers from a single country during a meeting of the parli…on Tuesdayonly Maldives RepublicMinister Ihusaan made the announcement during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on Tuesday, in response to inquiries from North Maafannu MP Mohamed Nazim
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I believe that, upon considering the present need for foreign labour and projecting future demands, the restriction on 100,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers must be lifted. Nevertheless, in doing so, I think that we should not proceed withou…
I consider it discriminatory to impose a limit on the entry of migrant workers into the Maldives for employment, particularly from a country within this region.
We are committed to implementing essential modifications to the system in the upcoming three weeks. Once this is accomplished and quotas [for Bangladeshi migrant workers] are reinstated, we anticipate reaching the 100,000 limit swiftly. At…
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100 percentplanned biometric accountability coverage of foreign workersMaldives Republicimplementing a system to ensure 100 percent biometric accountability of foreign workers
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