Limit on expat workers to be adjusted based on demand: Minister Ihusaan

The current Employment Act sets a limit of 100,000 expatriate workers from a single country. If this number is exceeded, the total expatriates in the country must be reduced.

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Minister Ihusaan overseeing the national campaign Kurangi to collect biometrics of expatriate workers in Maldives -- Nishan Ali

Malika Shahid

2024-07-30 12:22:44

Minister of Homeland Security and Technology Ali Ihusaan said that the government will retain a cap on the number of expatriate workers, while amending the Employment Act to allow flexibility in determining the maximum number of expatriate workers allowed in the Maldives.

The current Employment Act sets a limit of 100,000 expatriate workers from a single country. If this number is exceeded, the total expatriates from the country must be reduced.

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