Parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the Employment Act removing the legal cap of 100,000 foreign workers from any single country, shifting the power to set limits to rules made under the Act. The rules must be established and published twice a year, and an assessment of foreign workers' impact on the Maldivian workforce will be carried out on the advice of the cabinet.
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The Parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the Employment Act, removing the legal cap that limited the number of foreign workers from a single country to 100,000.
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being passed with 65 votes in favour and 10 votes against from members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
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being passed with 65 votes in favour and 10 votes against from members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
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Previously, the law set the maximum number of foreign workers from any one country at 100,000.
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