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In 2010, the Maldives enacted a provision in the 2008 Employment Act requiring all employers to use employment agents. The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives, a constitutionally-established independent body, published a report in August 2009 that contained strong trafficking-related recommendations including prosecutions for forced labor ...
Prostitution is illegal in Maldives, [1] but occurs on a small scale. [2] A 2014 survey by the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) estimated there were 1,139 female prostitutes on the islands. [3] Some women enter the country posing as tourists but then engage in sex work. [4]
A report released in December 2023 by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) found that online news websites and platforms were the most popular news media accessed by Maldivian respondents (61%), while newspapers and magazines were mentioned by only 9%.
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The Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Maldives (Dhivehi: މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އިކޮނަމިކް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެންޑް ޓްރޭޑް) is a government ministry in the Maldives [5] It is the regulator of trade and provides business registration services to the country.
Abuse of illegally produced heroin is a visible problem in the Maldives as well as other South Asian countries like Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. [5] The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) believes that drug trafficking in the Maldives is a side effect of the nation's increased exposure to the outside world. [ 8 ]
Maldives announces that Eid al-Adha is the 16th of June. [180] 17 June: Attorney General Ahmed Usham announced that the Maldives would review its ban on Israeli passport holders due to the fact that it would ban Israeli-Arabs who identify as Palestinian. [181] 25 June: Maldivian Midfielder Mohamed Arif Passes Away while receiving treatment. [182]
Prostitution in the Maldives is illegal and foreigners who engage in prostitution can expect to be deported and Maldivians can expect a prison sentence. [5] [6] Homosexuality in the Maldives was criminalised in the 1880s. [7] Public holidays in the Maldives include both civilian dates and Islamic religious holidays. [8] Family life