Ministry of Economy and Trade says the media reports circulating regarding the extension of the moratorium for country-specific labor quota is false.
In a tweet, the Ministry said it would give an update on the decision in the coming days.
Earlier in 2019, the Maldives government made the announcement of banning the entry for Bangladesh expatriates for employment purposes for a period of one year.
Based on previous standings, due on this period will be in the following month of September.
The ban on Bangladesh expatriates came through after an unskilled labor quota was appointed for countries, under which each country will have a maximum unskilled labor quota of 150,000.
The government of Maldives has managed to send off a total of 4,805 illegal Bangladeshi workers between the period from 21 April until 10 August.
Moreover, Minister of Economic Development Fayyaz Ismail affirms a total of 20,000 expatriate workers will be repatriated before the end of 2020.
