This article on Haveeru reads that two young men, 16 and 22 years old, fell from a height of 40 feet while working at Alimas Carnival. The report states that the men were seriously injured and that they are being treated at IGMH after initially going the ADK hospital.
When an incident like this occurs, in most countries the Government Authority responsible to oversee workers safety will immediately launch an investigation to determine if all safety precautions were taken in working in high rise places. Since Maldives does have a 'Building code of Safety from Falling' in place, one wonders whether this matter is being investigated and why journalists do not report on these vital safety matters.
If the men are contract workers or under employment, the employers are also answerable for their safety and they have to conduct their own investigations. I assume they are responsible for the workers medical treatment and workman's compensation depending on the disability.
How does this work in Maldives?
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What about the safety of worker? What about it? Who cares? Let them fall and die...we can always bring in foreign labour willing to scale new heights without safety gear.
That's how it works here
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