Report: Ayya
Statistics maintained by Employment Ministry indicate that expatriate population in Maldives has reached 67,942. Statistics indicate that 26,394 expatriates work in the construction industry and of the 26,394 expatriates 26,333 are from counties in Asia. Statistics indicate expatriates working in the construction industry are mostly Bangladeshi workers.Employment Ministry reveals that up to the end of last November 62,351 male expatriates and 5,591 female expatriates were working in Maldives.
Ibrahim Shafiu, Controller of Immigration and Emigration speaking to Miadhu has said that in most cases, import of foreign labor is just like drug trafficking.
In an interview granted to Miadhu, Shafiu said that foreign labor is obtained as a business deal, in collaboration with the foreigner, to conduct a shared business
“Many Maldivian going abroad for medical reasons or for various other reasons meet these foreigners and arrange to conduct the foreigner’s business in Maldives on profit sharing basis; that foreigner comes to Maldives with US $ 3000.00 and that amount is sufficient for him to open saloons and tailor shops; the fact of the matter is, the foreigner is brought in a business arrangement, to conduct his business in Maldives in a profit sharing manner” said Shafiu in a previous interview given to Miadhu.
Statistics from Employment Ministry shows that this year till end of August, an average 1000 foreigners were brought for a month. At the end of August 2007, foreigner population in Maldives stands 63,767.00.
At the end of year 2006 foreigner population stood at 53,901.00. Starting from 2002 this figure has increased by 2000 to 3000 per year.
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