Human rights watchdog laments treatment of migrant workers
There was outrage after hundreds of migrant workers were illegally ferried to work.
06 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The Human Rights Commission lamented Thursday the mistreatment and unsuitable living conditions of migrant workers in the Maldives.
HRCM vice president Mohamed Zahid urged employers to “believe that they are also humans” at a ceremony held to launch an information card for expatriates.
The card explains worker’s rights in three languages and provides the number of a hotline to report cases of human trafficking, withholding of payment, termination without notice, discrimination or unlawful arrest.
Zahid conceded that the HRCM needs to do more to protect migrant worker’s rights, but blamed lack of resources.
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