A roundup of the day's top stories.
No Maldivian has been convicted of human trafficking to date.
The economic ministry has taken over issuing quotas and granting employment approvals.
The immigration department will stop granting work permits and issuing quotas in March.
A Bangladeshi man died last week as hospitals refuse to treat expatriates without passports or work permits.
A further downgrade could entail non-humanitarian and non-trade sanctions.
Mohamed Muahmar and Hussain Sunaih, the first Maldivians put on trial for human trafficking, are accused of submitting fake construction agreements and other documents to obtain...
A Bangladeshi man on trial for trafficking three fellow countrymen into the Maldives admitted guilt at court on Monday.
The Maldives was on the tier two watch list for the past two years due to the low rate of prosecution and inadequate and inconsistent protection...
Human-trafficking cases are stalled “because victims want to leave the country immediately or weren't prepared to cooperate with investigators," the police said.
An Indian migrant worker was arrested in the Maldives on charges of assualt hours after he formally accused his employer, Lily International, of withholding his passport...
Some 5,000 migrant workers have been repatriated this year due to "irregularities" such as expired work visas and lack of valid travel documents.
The Maldives’ embattled judiciary, which has long-resisted calls for reform, has launched a series of workshops, emphasizing access to justice, improving efficiency and skills, and administrative...
Maldivian judges have pledged their support to end human trafficking, agreeing to hold awareness sessions with contractors and use a special logo on all construction bid...
A fishing boat found a Bangladeshi migrant worker stranded at sea in an alleged to flee from his employers at a resort under construction on a...
The pair are accused of illegally "recruiting" migrant workers to bring to the Maldives. They were apprehended yesterday from Addu City and Vilimalé in joint operations...
The Maldives today acceded to the the ‘Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children,’ a protocol to the United Nations...
