Maritime and Shipping sectors An 11-member board will be advising Economic Minister Fayyaz on determining the minimum wage for workers in these sectors. Prior to the amendments to the Employment Act, the government had previously attempted to install a minimum wage between MVR 4,000 and MVR 8,000 and conducted top-level discussions on the issue. Establishing a minimum wage for workers in the Maldives had been a major electoral pledge to incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. On the occasion of Labour Day, Spokesperson for the President's Office Mabrook Azeez stated that a number of efforts had been made to develop and sustain businesses across islands of the Maldives under the Solih administration.