MP Ziyad: SOE layoffs used as cover for punishment

12 hours ago

The initiative to reduce the number of employees at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) by 33 percent was initiated as punishment over the government’s defeat in the local council election held in April, alleges Hussain Ziyad (Fitte) the deputy leader of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s parliamentary group. He made the allegation during parliamentary debate on a resolution submitted by fellow