Resort worker sacked after staging a hunger strike over unpaid service charge
Abdul Hameed Moosa first went on strike on January 18 claiming Zitahli – owned by AAA Hotels and Resorts – had failed to pay service charge allowances for 12 months.
25 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Resort workers across the Maldives are furious over unpaid service charges with one employee of the Zitahli Kudafunaru Resort staging a hunger strike in protest.
Abdul Hameed Moosa first went on strike on January 18 claiming Zitahli – owned by AAA Hotels and Resorts – had failed to pay service charge allowances for 12 months.
After three days without a response from the resort’s management, Hameed staged a hunger strike last Thursday. On the same day, the resort fired Hameed after paying him the overdue allowances.
“They paid me the money I was owed till that time, but they terminated my employment unlawfully. They haven’t, however, given the severance package upon termination of contract,” Hameed told The Maldives Independent.
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