Two employees of Kuredu Island Resort have tested positive for covid-19 (cocrona virus).
Health Minister Abdulla Ameen confirmed the news ina press conference. Tourism Minister Ali Waheed stated that the status of the country has been raised to yelow while the resorts’s status was in orange. The resort has been placed in lockdow. The two employees tested were both foreigners and currently the authorities are conducting ”contact tracing” on the island.
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The Economic Minister has been recommended by the Salaries and Wages Advisory Board to set MVR 6,400 as the national minimum wage and a sum within the range of MVR 6,400 to MVR 8,400 as the minimum wage for civil servants and tourism sector employees. Last week Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail sent Parliament a report from the Commission. A report on the recommendation of the commission was also published on the web site of the Economic Ministry. He too who recently announced plans to declare a minimum wage before the end of February this year. In making its conclusion, the Board evaluated two factors; monthly food and other essential needs expenses per family, and local economic indicators. The Board also recommended the establishment of a separate minimum wage for tourism for civil servants and tourism workers; a sum within the range of MVR 6,400 — recommended as the national minimum wage — and MVR 8,600 — recommended by the Board after factoring in basic household expenses. The Board suggested the minimum wage should be adjusted every five years.
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