As the government is on its feet in regulating the manpower in Kuwait to create more employment opportunities for nationals across various fields, it’s quite surprising to find out that there is still a huge gap between the number of Kuwaitis as opposed to foreign workers in the country. Of course, no project becomes complete [...]
February marks an important time here in Kuwait as some of the biggest national holidays fall during this period. It is for this reason that citizens are keen on preparing activities and festive events to welcome the national celebrations. And as in most countries, Kuwait, too, has its own way of showing its national day [...]
Still in line with the country’s bid to restructure its manpower resources and allocation, as well as to provide more opportunities for nationals to find work in both private and public firms, the government is now studying the benefits of restructuring its population demographics, as well. This move has taken into consideration of the national [...]
Going for work overseas can be a challenging thing, especially for first time overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who lack the general knowledge and background of the country they will be residing in. As in the case of Kuwait, we know that it is a country located in the Middle East. And being an Arab nation, [...]
During the last two years, there was issue within the government as to how expats are supposed to avail healthcare elsewhere other than what the government offers, but now that a new insurance scheme has been set in place, expats will have the option to receive healthcare in line with the insurance scheme observed by [...]
In recent months, the Kuwaiti government has entered a transition to “Kuwaitize” a number of fields of work in both public and private sectors.o The said initiative was in line with the government’s vision of “resettling the workforce” and opening more job opportunities for nationals, which had not been the case for many years due [...]
With talks circulating around how most GCC countries are now looking to adopt the value added tax system after Saudi Arabia and the UAE have managed to do so, all eyes are now on the remaining member states including Kuwait. For the longest time, the Middle East has been one of the top destinations for [...]
Since its conception back in 2017, the government’s Kuwaitization initiative hasn’t received much concrete proof even in terms of projected numbers up until this time. However, 2019 is proving to be a year of more actions as there have already been efforts from ministries in realizing the government’s goal to localize all of its sectors [...]
Despite differences in nationalities, some people just throw unconditional support to others who are more in need than they are, especially for those who have been victims of injustice even in other places. While these people may seem too good to be true, there are, in fact, people like them who commit their work and [...]
Along with its plans to “Kuwaitize” its public and private sectors, the government is also now looking at initiatives on how to restructure the state’s organisation, and resolve deficit problems, and cut down on expenditures. These efforts are all aimed at organizing the state’s administrative structure, and then resolve other problems regarding labor and manpower resources and [...]
