Maldives resources

August 2014

  1. Law on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

  2. Employment Act, 2008 - Maldives

June 2014

  1. South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC)

  2. South Asia Coordinating Group on Action against Violence against Children(SACG)

December 2013

  1. Employment challenges in the Maldives

    This study is a component of the ILO's project to provide technical assistance to on-going efforts by the Government of Maldives to formulate an employment policy and strategy.

September 2013

  1. New ILO Report finds Global Number of Child Labourers Falls

    A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that the global number of child labourers has declined by one third since 2000, with the largest absolute decline in the Asia Pacific region.

June 2013

  1. Ratnapura - a Child Labour Free Zone by 2016!

    The District Secretary and the Administration of Ratnapura, assisted by the Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations, with technical and financial support from the ILO are embarking on a journey that will make the district officially free of Child Labour by June 2016.

May 2013

  1. ILO and its Tripartite Partners sign Sri Lanka’s Decent Work Country Programme for 2013 – 2017

    The Government, Employer, Workers Organisations and ILO Office signed on the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Sri Lanka, during a ceremony held on Thursday 23nd May 2013 in Colombo.

  2. ILO Country Director pays courtesy call on Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Waheed

    ILO Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Mr. Donglin Li, paid a courtesy call on Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Waheed on 19th May at the President’s office in the capital Male.

April 2013

  1. World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2013

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an “urgent and vigorous” global campaign to tackle the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year. The World Day for Safety and Health at Work in 2013 focuses on the prevention of occupational diseases.