Report: Jaxu
Tourism Minister Dr. Mahmoud Shaugy has said that with the opening of every new resort the problem of migration of Maldivians to that resort will surface.
Speaking to Miadhu on the 29 of this month Dr. Shaugy says he has information that 28 Maldivian resort employees have quit their jobs. He said that this is first time he received such information in the past two months. Every time a new resort opens these issues will crop up; we have faced these issues when W Resort Four Season opened said Minister Shaugy.
“On the 27 of this month I got information that 28 employees quit their jobs and joined another resort, I will not mention names here, many are the joining the new resorts that being developed, this includes resorts Haa Alifu and Haa Dhaalu,it is likely that employees are getting jobs elsewhere as they are offered better pay package” said Dr. Shaugy.
Minister Shaugy noted that this problem will get worse in the coming years.
“Many of the employees who work in resorts of Kaafu Atoll are mostly from Addu, when resorts in that atoll opens it is obvious that many of them would jobs in those resorts as they would want to work close to their family and friends, the problem here is not of employees transferring but the problems faced in filling the vacant slot, the problem here is getting experienced trained people, many job opportunities are being opened in a short time, but not enough people are applying to get these jobs” explained Dr. Shaugy.
Rejecting the claims made by many that they offer training in tourism related fields, he noted the decreasing number of people who join the courses held by Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies. He said that many reasons for the decline.
“One reason may be that as the resort is an isolated and secluded place many are not keen to take up employment although we try to convince them that resort jobs have a future too” said Dr. Shaugy.
Expressing his doubts that enough has been trained to take up positions in the new resorts, he said discussions with Higher Education and Employment Ministry will take place soon.
“Resorts are a huge investment and a solution has to sought for the shortage of Maldivian employees to work in these resorts, I will work to find a solution, if we have to close resorts due to shortage Maldivians to work in these resort then it will be very sad” said Tourism Minister.
Miadhu has learnt that a resort operating in Male’ region has shut down 3 of its restaurants due staff quitting their jobs.courtesy: Miadhu
No comments:
Post a Comment