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also started a campaign calling to end long-term illegal recruitment of foreign musicians in tourist resorts of the
Maldives. It is illegal for foreign artists to be employed over local artists in the Maldives under the country's "Foreign Employees Act" and the Maldives Immigration decided to pursue action against businesses and entities who were illegally employing foreigners in the Maldives.
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