THE MALDIVES: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM

The Republic of Maldives consists of a group of 26 "atolls" with a capital Male. The Maldives's population is about 314 542 inhabitants. The remaining working age adult population is 215 899 which is 66,4% of population, total number of unemployed population is 31 168, more than 22 000 people living below the national poverty line less than 1 USD a day. Employed population (15 years and above) reached 146 433 (respectively 46,6% of population The fields of employment having a strong gender divide, for instance, in tourism sector only 13% of employed are female, in construction sector- 36%, meanwhile the education sector mainly employed female-62% in atolls and up to 72% in Male. Nowadays the legal system of the Maldives is represented by Islamic Law (Rules of Shariat) with the influence of English common law. In this paper authors make a try to describe and provide the introduction into Social Security System of the Maldives, with the focus on different social clusters, financing and administration of the system.