Ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has proposed a minimum wage of MVR 200 per day.

The bill is to be proposed in the next parliament.

A draft of the bill was proposed at the MDP workshop at Brightway International School on Saturday.

The draft states that different minimum wages will be set for different sectors and that the minimum wage will be the daily cut of the monthly salary.

The lowest salary for that particular sector will be taken when setting the minimum wage, which will be given to both permanent and temporary workers.

MDP set the minimum wage at MVR 266.27 for the travel sector, MVR 266.67 for the fisheries sector, MVR 200 for the construction sector, MVR 333.33 for resort workers and MVR 200 for other workers in the tourism sector, MVR 266.67 for the health sector, MVR 266.67 for education, and MVR 200 for other sectors and services.