Domestic Workers In Kuwait Have Risen 30% Since Last Year

Despite the ban on Filipino recruitment since last February, the number of domestic workers in Kuwait grew from 583,000 at the end of 2021 to 811,000 last October. Direct domestic worker recruitment has been restricted to India and Sri Lanka only since last February.

Last October, the number of domestic workers coming from India increased by about 30 percent over last year, reaching about 361,000. While 28.7% of the workers were women, the rest were men.

Statistically, the number of domestic workers recruited from Sri Lanka decreased significantly from 79,000 in 2022 to only 48.2 thousand in 2023, with about 4,800 entering Kuwait every month, of which 90% are women.

In Kuwait, Filipino female domestic workers still make up 99.4 percent of the 201,000 Filipino domestic workers, despite the ban on their recruitment.

In Kuwait, after the establishment of many new housing cities, Bassam Al-Shammari, a specialist in domestic worker affairs, explained to Al-Rai that the increase in domestic workers is due to an increased demand for them.

According to Al-Shammari, the low percentage of cases of escaping from homes, and the lack of labor disputes, can be attributed to the increased awareness of both the sponsor and the worker about their rights and duties, and the change in treatment of domestic workers.

Last October's domestic worker numbers

– India: 371,222 workers (71.3 percent male – 28.7 percent female)

– Philippines: 201,110 workers (0.6 percent male – 99.4 percent female)

– Sri Lanka: 103,685 workers ( 20.6 percent males – 79.4 percent females)

– Bangladesh: 85,989 workers (99 percent males – 1 percent females)

– Nepal: 25,540 workers (4.7 percent males – 95.3 percent females)

– Ethiopia: 11 One thousand and 684 workers (8.2 percent males – 91.8 percent females)

– Other nationalities: 11 thousand and 616 workers (59.1 percent males – 40.9 percent females)

The following four proposals were presented by Bassam Al-Shammari through Al-Rai and could be helpful in solving employment issues:

1 – That there be equality for holders of Article 20 regarding reports of absence under Article 18, and that the report be submitted on the date of absence and not be activated until after 60 days, as this procedure contributes to addressing 80 percent of labor problems and issues, and embarrassment over malicious reports that the majority of domestic workers in embassies suffer from, due to the difficulty of filing an absence report.

2 – Activating the role of the shelter center affiliated with the Public Authority for Manpower, and coordinating with the embassies of countries exporting domestic workers.

3 – Accelerating the end of labor disputes, and quickly restoring workers’ rights in disputes through amicable solutions.

4 – Seeking help from recruitment offices to resolve any dispute between the worker and the sponsor may reduce about 30 percent of cases.

 

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