Hulhudhoo MP Ilyas Labeeb has on Monday has submitted the minimum wage bill on behalf of the government.

According to submitted bill the minimum categories are set to between different categories shown below:

• Category A: MVR 8,000 to MVR 8,500
• Category B: MVR 6,000 to MVR 6,500
• Category C: MVR 4,000 to MVR 4,500

Ilyas labeeb has stated the bill will undergo revised based on the opinion expressed by parliamentarians debate, experts and employers.

Hulhumale’ MP Ali Niyaz has also stated all employers require to distribute those three categories and need to set minimum wages based on three separate categories.

The minimum wage board has advised the set the minimum wage to MVR 6400. Despite the following the minimum wage was submitted as above.

The following minimum wage is one of the key pledges of Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.