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Podcast: CSA FIRESIDE
Episode: Options beyond Tourism: Education and
Career Prospects in the Maldives 🇲🇻
Description: The Republic of the Maldives is an archipelagic state know for its distinct white Beaches and blue waters attracting a vast number of tourists to it. Tourism contributes more than 28% of GDP and 60%of foreign exchange. In this grand episode, we ponder the issues within the labour force in the Maldives; whether the country’s reliance on tourism is disproportional; the social benefits/protection for tourism workers and whether there are enough opportunities for youth outside tourism.