Expat workers go on strike in local resort, over unpaid salaries

Expatriate workers at Olhuveli Beach and Spa Resort in Kaafu atoll have gone on strike following a delay in paying their wages.

Maldives Police Service (MPS) revealed that they received the report of expatriate workers in the resort protesting, at around 7:30pm on Thursday.

Said workers are employed under a third-party contract with the resort’s management.

Police further revealed that around 50 Bangladeshi workers are involved in the case and that they had attempted to enter the guests-only area with wooden planks.

RaajjeMV understands that the police are currently working to dispatch a team of officers to the resort.