Agreement Between Kuwait And Ethiopia To Recruit Domestic Workers

412 Filipino workers were transferred from the embassy's illegal shelter to the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) shelter 48 hours after the Philippine embassy closed its illegal shelter. In coordination with the Ministry of Interior's General Department of Immigration Investigation, state agencies have begun developing a plan that will bring in domestic workers from new countries in order to avoid a possible shortage, reports Al-Qabas daily.

According to Khaled Al-Dakhnan, head of Kuwait's Union of Domestic Labor Recruitment Offices, the Kuwait union has signed a joint agreement with its Ethiopian counterpart to recruit domestic workers.

The agreement will allow Ethiopian domestic workers to be provided after they receive the appropriate training. About 600 employment agencies working under the supervision of the Ethiopian Federation of Domestic Workers will participate in providing workers to Kuwait in coordination with the concerned authorities.

The joint labor agreement between Kuwait and Ethiopia is expected to be signed permanently shortly. The memorandum between the two unions will then be activated, which includes training workers before their arrival in Kuwait through training centers approved by the Ministry of Labor.

The Kuwait union will inspect the training centers and ensure workers are ready to begin work as soon as the agreement is signed between Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The conditions presented by Kuwait include the worker should undergo training for not less than three months. It is also required for workers to be educated and conscious.

Despite the suspension of recruitment from the Philippines, Al-Dakhnan anticipates a large number of Ethiopian workers will be recruited to fill the resulting shortage.

In regards to the recruitment contract, he said that it would not exceed KD 500, consistent with the decision of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and that the monthly salary would not exceed KD 90 (about USD 300), the highest salary among neighboring countries.

To avoid any labor crisis that might arise when the school season begins in September, Al-Dakhnan urged the Ethiopian side to sign the labor agreement soon.

A number of countries, including Kenya and Uganda, are in contact with the union, he added, but there are other requirements for the two countries. Kuwait and those countries must enter into an official memorandum of understanding in order to recruit domestic and specialized workers, which requires urgent action from the authorities.

According to Al-Dakhnan, Kenya and Uganda are awaiting Kuwait's labor agreement.

 

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