Immigration Controller to exchange roles with National Disaster Management chief
21 Feb 2011, 12:44 PM
The project is intended to curb illegal immigration by tying biometric data to an individual at point of entry, thus reducing the reliance on potentially forged paper documentation. Labour trafficking in the Maldives is thought to be worth at least US$42 million a year and up to US$200 million, according to the former Bangladeshi High Commissioner.
Both positions – Immigration Controller and head of the National Disaster Management Centre – share the same rank.
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