According to the related government records, the numbers of expatriate workers in Maldives are increasing day by day. Despite the business benefits derived from the foreign workers we are left in a kind of dilemma due to the number of rising social problems created by them which include different sorts of crimes and transmission of communicable diseases such as AIDS. Government just toddles over the matter having difficulties of putting an effective regulation into action.
Out of the many students following different certificate level courses, diploma courses and degree courses in male’, few manages to get a satisfactory stipend or a pocket money and some goes on blaming the government for their shortcomings. Like many students in some foreign countries do, why don’t Maldivians think of having some casual or temporary work along with the studies? Doesn’t this strategy sound integral for our community? Can’t this be a remedy for at least few social problems by the foreign workers and by our youth?
As far as I am concerned, the main obstacle that stands against this idea is our ‘lifestyle’ or ‘culture’. Growth, development and prosperity of a society are more or less determined by its cultural values. Likewise the moral values, traditions, beliefs and general laws that govern the behaviour of the people in a society are mostly determined by the type of culture in that society. In our culture we don’t see a college student working as a waiter or waitress or a delivery person. Why is that? Aren’t there opportunities for such works? Can’t the students spare some time for such works? No, none of these are the reasons. Only that we have a culture or etiquette that makes us to think that such works are so low class which should only be carried out by foreigners. You would be a degraded ‘bangaalhee’ if you ever dreamed of doing such a work in Maldivian culture. Don’t you think this is the main reason why many of us are so reluctant in grabbing such a work though the pocket money is far less to meet the expenses, though some have nothing to do other than wandering around the roads?
It’s high time that we change these cultural values that no longer fulfil any purpose and bring any good. Why don’t we take and copy that part of the western culture that has some genuine benefit and potential to our future. I strongly believe that this would be a good way to get rid of some expatriate workers and bring back those youth who wander from the right path due to lack of work.
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