Seven salon workers detained; employers served notice

Maldives Immigration has detained seven irregular expatriates and served notices to their employers in raids on nearly two dozen spas and salons in the capital.

Immigration said it conducted a special operation on Wednesday, targeting expatriate workers in salons and spas.

The agency inspected 22 such facilities and detained seven female expatriates who were found to have been working there in violation of regulations.

“We also served notices to seven parties that employed these individuals,” added the agency.

މާލެ ސަރަހައްދުގައި ހިންގަމުންދާ ސެލޫން އަދި ސްޕާތަކަށް ހާއްސަކޮށް، އެ ތަންތަނުގައި މަސައްކަތްކުރަމުންދާ ބިދޭސީންނަކީ އިމިގްރޭޝަން ޤާނޫނާއި އެއްގޮތަށް ރާއްޖޭގައި އުޅެމުންދާ ބިދޭސީންތޯ ބެލުމަށް އިއްޔެ ވަނީ ހާއްސަ އިންސްޕެކްޝަނެއް ހިންގާފައި.

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— Maldives Immigration (@ImmigrationMV) September 19, 2024

Maldives Immigration conducted the inspections in collaboration with Police Intelligence.

Immigration and the police have been conducting raids in a special joint operation targeting businesses run by irregular expatriates.

Over 3,000 individuals have been deported as part of the crackdown.