SL-Maldives Bilateral Ties: VOM & MTUC Partner to Safeguard Migrant Workers 🤝📈

• Overview: Sri Lanka’s Voice of Migrants (VOM) and the Maldivian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) signed an MoU on August 1 to enhance worker protection, legal grievance support, and pre-departure information flow. • Core Support & Services: • MTUC will supply comprehensive awareness materials on support channels, legal rights, and compliance procedures in the Maldives. • Practical intervention has commenced, with MTUC assisting a Sri Lankan worker regarding an unexecuted civil court compensation order. • Institutional Integration: VOM is engaging community networks and seeking linkages with Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Employment and the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) to scale reach. • Economic Context: Strengthens protections for foreign employment, a critical driver of household income and national foreign exchange inflows.