President threatens to cut wages for striking staff
“They don’t have to protest for their jobs. They will remain in government jobs. But no government employee should tell me, ‘I will work at this office.’ That’s not something they can say. The government will decide that based on the level of skill and training,” Yameen said last night in the wake of a historic strike by staff at the finance ministry over imminent mass job cuts.
23 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen issued last night a stern warning to staff at the finance ministry who went on strike over impending mass job cuts: “If you go on strike without working, salary deductions will be made, and other things will also happen.”
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the ‘Maldives Expo 2015’ handicraft exhibition, Yameen assured the civil servants that they will not be fired but transferred to other ministries.
He urged the staff to engage with the government in lieu of protesting.
The finance ministry staff went on strike on Tuesday – only the second by civil servants in recent history – after the president’s office ordered the dismissal of more than 70 employees.
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