In his weekly radio address, President Mohamed Nasheed has said to resolve labour related disputes through dialogue and discussion is crucial to forge good relations between employers and employees.
Referring to recent disputes in tourist resorts, the President said employers’ upholding the rights and entitlements of employees was very important.
“The rights to proper meals, lodging, periodic holidays, and allowances must be upheld for profitable operation of the [tourism] industry,” said the President.
The President, however, stressed that employees must also use their rights such as the right to strike within the parameters of law.
While the government was required to protect employees’ rights, he continued, “the government is required to uphold the rights to acquire, collect and make transactions of goods, and to protect the inviolability of property.”
In his weekly radio address the President also highlighted on the religious significance of the last ten days of the month of Ramadan and his meeting with the Governor of China’s Yunnan Province on Thursday.
