President pledges US$6m scheme for Maldives resort workers
The resort workers association questioned the workability of the proposed scheme.
02 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen pledged Wednesday night to launch an employment benefit scheme for resorts workers, drawing criticism over a failed pledge to provide shares of privately-owned resorts to their employees.
Yameen said the government will invest MVR100 million (US$6.4 million) and invite resort workers to contribute a small portion of their monthly pay, which would be matched by their employers.
“It will be beneficial to have seed money to buy flats in the Malé region or to have a budget to build homes in their own island,” he said, explaining that those enrolled in the voluntary scheme could draw down their funds.
A quota of social housing flats would be reserved for resort workers if there was support for the plan, he added.
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