Kuwait Sees Sharp Decline in Expat Population and Domestic Workers
According to recent figures from the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), there has been a drastic decrease in the number of domestic workers in the …
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Gov’t Agencies Expected to Lay Off 3,000+ Expats by New Fiscal Year
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 …
Gov’t Discovers New Case of Human Trafficking Involving Filipino Female Workers
A large part of the number of foreign nationals that enter Kuwait are foreign domestic helpers. That being said, the government has attempted various measures …
India Signs Labour Agreement to Send Domestic Workers to Kuwait
After the Kuwaiti government has expressed interest in outsourcing domestic workers from Ghana and as of late last year, ironed out a new contract system …
Kuwait Airport Offers Assistance to Stranded Domestic Workers
The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Engr. Yousef Al-Fawzan has provided concrete steps and instructions to provide assistance to domestic workers who have been stranded …
GCC Nations to Establish Common Policy to Benefit Domestic Workers
Due to the recent reports of abuse and call for decent and humane treatment of domestic helpers by countries sending manpower to the Middle East, …
Kuwait, Philippines Reach an Agreement on Domestic Work Arrangements
After over two months of stalemate between the Philippines and Kuwait, a draft agreement has been reached to regulate the services of domestic helpers in …