Half of Maldives resort workers sign petition for US$600 minimum wage
07 May 2015, 10:33 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
Approximately half of the Maldivians working in the tourism sector have signed a petition demanding that the government set a minimum wage of US$600 for resort workers.
Some 5,300 out of 11,426 Maldivians employed in the multi-billion dollar industry have signed the petition launched in April by the the Tourism Employees Association of the Maldives (TEAM).
The petition was circulated in 77 of the Maldives’ 108 operating resorts.
The Maldives does not have a policy on minimum wage and setting one will require an amendment to the Employment Act.
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