Malé City Council has revealed that more than 200 people have applied for jobs in cleaning and maintaining mosques in the city in response to a second round of job advertisements, issued after the first deadline ended with less than stellar support.
Malé City Council has revealed that more than 200 people have applied for jobs in cleaning and maintaining mosques in the city in response to a second round of job advertisements, issued after the first deadline ended with less than stellar support from the public.
The jobs were first announced in February this year to find Maldivian nationals to clean mosques in the nation's capital. While Malé City Council had aimed to hire 114 persons for these roles, only 14 people were reported to have applied for the jobs in the first round, prompting the council to re-announce the vacancies.
With the second wave of job ads, Malé City Council has decided to award a minimum three-year contract to the temporary employees hired to offer cleaning and maintenance services at mosques. According to the new vacancies, the city council is looking to find 110 additional Maldivian nationals for the roles.
Media Officer for Malé City Aminath Shathfa said that with to the announcement being made twice, more people than required had sent in applications for the jobs providing cleaning and maintenance services in mosques.
"We received about 230 applications when the announcement was made, and interviews are now underway," said Shathfa.
Malé City Mayor Adam Azim has appealed to citizens to take pride in having mosques in Maldives cleaned and maintained by the hands of Maldivians.
In the past, mosques in Malé City were cleaned by companies hired specifically for the task. However, the city council has decided to have the upkeep of mosques placed under their jurisdiction, following which most mosques are being cleaned and maintained by foreigners.
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