ANNOUNCEMENT 19 Dec 2013

In December 2013, the government of Maldives announced a change for the labour market access of foreign workers.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 1 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

SOURCE



Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports, December 19, 2013 (in Divehi): http://mhrys.gov.mv/beta/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=375%3A%DE%88%DE%A6%DE%92%DE%A9%DE%8A%DE%A7-%DE%87%DE%A6%DE%8B%DE%A7%DE%82%DE%AA%DE%86%DE%AA%DE%83%DE%A7-%DE%92%DE%AA%DE%88%DE%A7%DE%82%DE%AA%DE%82%DE%B0%DE%8E%DE%AC-%DE%8B%DE%A6%DE%8A%DE%B0%DE%8C%DE%A6%DE%83%DE%A7-%DE%84%DE%AC%DE%80%DE%AD%DE%8E%DE%AE%DE%8C%DE%AA%DE%82%DE%B0-%DE%89%DE%A6%DE%87%DE%AA%DE%8D%DE%AB%DE%89%DE%A7%DE%8C%DE%AA-%DE%8B%DE%AC%DE%87%DE%B0%DE%88%DE%A6%DE%87%DE%A8%DE%8A%DE%A8&lang=dv
Haveeru Online, December 19, 2013, 'Maldives govt looks to replace expats with locals': http://www.haveeru.com.mv/foreigners/52896


Inception date: 01 Jan 2014 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Labour market access

On December 19, 2013, the government of the Maldives, through its Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, revealed in a press conference the intention to replace as many foreign workers as possible by Maldivians. Although no concrete plans have yet been communicated, young unemployed Maldivians can already register in a government database and the government is aiming to provide 75 per cent of those persons with jobs before the end of July 2014.

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