Kinbidhoo constituency MP, Abdulla Riyaz has called the authorities to give the employees’ wages that they can live on.
Speaking at the Majlis, Abdulla Riyaz said that the minimum wages should be determined and it is something that the constitution obligates upon the government. He urged the government to expedite the process.
“I believe that the government wages still varies for different individuals. The wages are not regulated. Therefore, the wages should be revised even through the pay commission,” he said.
Abdulla Riyaz said that MVR 5000 is not enough to live by in Maldives. He said that the basic needs cannot be fulfilled by MVR 5000. He said that many of the civil servants do not even get MVR 5000 as their basic salary.
Abdulla Riyaz stressed that the wage should be a living wage, which means that the wage a worker earns in a standard working month is enough to provide for them and their family's basic needs - including housing, education and other needs.
With escalating living costs in housing, food, clothing, education, he noted that the normal wage range in Maldives simply is not enough.
In addition to this, Kinbidhoo MP stated that it is saddening that the finance minister acknowledged that there are no plans yet to revise the wages of the civil servants and teachers.
Abdulla Riyaz calls to give wages that the people can live on
