With the ongoing initiatives by the Kuwaiti government to level the workforce in both the public and private sector, there seems to be little attention left for the domestic workers in the country. Aside from the recent issue revolving around the death of a Filipina HSW, which to this day, has not been given the [...]
Considering the stricter regulations imposed on expats in the country, in line with the government’s nationalisation scheme, Kuwait has become one of the least preferred destinations for work among skilled expats. Considering this, it’s not surprising to note that even expats already in the country are leaving in large groups, vacating posts both in the [...]
As the country now has new standards when it comes to hiring workers, especially foreign nationals in the country, there is much demand for highly- or advanced skilled workers in the country, which could ultimately spell whether who gets to stay or go back home… perhaps for good. That being said, professional expats and even long-time [...]
Since 2017, the government has launched a number of initiatives which aim to level the number of expats versus nationals in the country, especially in the labour force. These initiatives fall under the government’s nationalisation scheme known as Kuwaitization, which initially aimed to accomplish its goal by 2023. However, this work apparently takes more time [...]
At the rate of how technology is progressing today, we can expect that some of today’s problems will soon be effectively solved through new technologies across various sectors including health, safety and security, as well as transportation. If we really think about it, much of the technological advancements that we have today have only been [...]
Residency in Kuwait has been an embattled uphill climb for many expats ever since the nationalisation programme was conceived in 2017. And while this may appear like an outright attack on foreign nationals, most of whom have been living in the Gulf State for many years already, the truth of the matter is, there is so [...]
There are a number of issues being addressed by the Kuwaiti government at the moment, but there are still those that have lingered for quite some time, and have not been directly tackled by national leaders as in the case of bedoons (or stateless people living in Kuwait). These people, who are classified as illegal [...]
Following the 5-year timeline set by the Kuwaiti government to realize its goal of bringing in more nationals into the labour force, new measures are being introduced to cut down the number of expats working in both the public and private sectors. Some of these measures include raising qualifications and requirement standards, adding documentary requirements [...]
With the introduction of electronic services within the Interior Ministry, the government has begun scrapping the use of residency stickers, and upgrading the use of the Civil ID issued by the government to residents of Kuwait – a change which has been adopted by expat residents, as part of their compliance with the law. However, [...]
Working in a foreign country such as Kuwait requires foreign nationals to be aware and abide by the laws that govern their society. However, there may be laws that specifically benefit nationals than foreign residents. However, in cases where violation of another person’s rights or well-being are involved, the justice system will still have the [...]
