Rapid Covid-19 livelihoods assessment: pandemic affects over 45,000 resort workers directly
5 ޖޫން 2020 | ހުކުރު 12:24Over 22،000 Maldivian resort workers have suffered direct impacts
A number of resort employees have been dismissed or put on no-pay leave due to the pandemic
Over 45,000 resort workers alone are being affected as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This was revealed through the findings of the “Rapid Livelihood Assessment”, carried out by the government of Maldives, with the support from the UNDP Maldives and commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Development.
It is also supported by the National Bureau of Statistics, Maldives National University, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture, Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment and the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage.
Conducted with the aim to understand the extent and nature of the impacts caused by the global pandemic, the assessment explores the impacts facing employment and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
As such, a report publicized by the Economic Ministry reveals that the findings indicate a "grave impact" on the lives of resort workers, following the tourism industry of the island nation being at a standstill due to the pandemic. This, the report cited has increased vulnerability across a number of dimensions, and key findings include that more than 45,000 resort workers are being directly affected including 22,000 local employees in the payroll of resorts.
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