Ministry sets protocol to allow resort workers to resume work

The Ministry of Tourism is to allow resort workers to return back to work as the Maldives gears up to reopen the resorts.

In a circular released on Wednesday night, the ministry noted that closed-down resorts are preparing to re-open as the country is expected to open its borders and resume the tourism industry from July 1.

Following the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak most resorts closed down their businesses and employees were temporarily sent off to their home islands, said the ministry.

Maldives began implementing the lockdown ease plan on Friday, in phases and travel restrictions are still in place. The ministry has since held discussions with the Health Protection Agency (HPA) on a way forward for resort employees to be able to travel back to the resort.

Arrangements made include allowing resort staff currently in local islands that are not under monitoring to travel to their resorts of employment and resume work, immediately.

Staff from local islands that are currently under monitoring or ones that have not completed the required 14-day period after monitoring has been lifted, may travel to their resorts of employment, however they are required to complete a 14-day quarantine period there before they can resume duties.

Further, the resort management will be providing details of the staff that are required to travel back to the resort and get approval from the Ministry of Tourism.

In this regard, the ministry has urged resorts to send a list of staff that are required to return back to work, throughiihr@ourism.gov.mv.

The ministry has urged those who have further queries to contact their Human Resources section through the hotline, 7223131.