Employers facing investigation after 75 expatriates detained for illegally working in market
06 Jun 2013, 7:05 PM
Neil Merrett
The Maldives Department of Immigration and Emigration has detained 75 illegal workers this week, and is currently investigating how many are victims of corrupt employment practices.
An immigration official, who asked not to be identified, said an unspecified number of the 75 expatriate workers detained in Male’ on Tuesday (June 4) had already been released as authorities sought to clarify the exact reasons for how they had ended up working in the capital’s market area.
Foreign nationals are not permitted under Maldives law to work at the market area, according to the Immigration Department.
Despite this, a total of 57 foreign workers were seized by authorities in April this year after having been found working at the market area of Male’.
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