Police break strike at Alimatha Resort, arrest two workers
03 Feb 2013, 4:14 PM
Leah Malone
A strike by Maldivian employees at Alimatha Resort in Vaavu Atoll ended on Friday after 30 police descended on the resort.
Two resort staff were arrested, while 27 were subsequently dismissed. The workers were striking over a demand for an increase in their service charge compensation.
“They tear gassed all the staff”: striking resort worker
Dismissed reception supervisor at Alimatha Resort, Ahmed Fayaz, told Minivan News that police arrested the leader of the striking workers.
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