Study Shows More Expatriates Working in Maldives

The Ministry of Higher Education, Employment and Social Security has released new statistics, which reveal that the number of expatriates working in the Maldives has surpassed the 53,000 mark.

The study shows that the three countries with the most nationals working in the Maldives are: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka respectively. Over 19,000 workers from India are employed in the Maldives, 18,000 are from Bangladesh and approximately 7,000 come from Sri Lanka.

Data from the study, which has been published on the Ministry’s website, show that the construction industry hires the most expatriates with over 16,000 foreign employees registered as working in the trade.

The second highest number of registered expatriates in the country work in the tourism sector, which presently employees around 10,000 people.

Also, over 6,000 foreign workers are currently registered in the business and commercial sector, making it the third largest industry providing jobs for non-Maldivian nationals. The Ministry’s study also found that a significant increase of expatriate employees in the schools and education sector is also occurring.

Since the Employment Ministry’s last survey, nearly 8,000 more foreign workers were found to be employed in the Maldives.

This increase has occurred despite the Government publicly stating that it would like to see more Maldivians take over the jobs that are occupied by foreigners.

To help make their wish a reality, the Employment Ministry initiated the “Yes Campaign” in November, which is a job workshop that travels throughout the Maldives and aims to train youths for employment.

It has been estimated that thousands of young Maldivians will be provided with training under the program, which is intended to continue for five years.

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