In Ramadan, Kuwait Is Likely To Face A Crisis Of Domestic Workers

Khaled Al-Dakhnan, the head of the Kuwaiti Union for the Recruitment of Domestic Workers, said the decision by the Philippines government to stop exporting domestic workers to Kuwait was expected in recent times, especially given the successive problems workers from this category have faced without actual solutions by the authorities responsible for the problem.

In his interview with Al-Anba, the federation's head said the recent murder was one of the main reasons for the moratorium, but it is not the only one. According to the Philippine embassy, approximately 485 domestic workers are experiencing problems with their employers, but no quick solutions have been provided, saying that they are deeply dissatisfied with the accumulation of domestic workers in their building.

Al-Dakhnan stated that the Federation had repeatedly contacted the Department of Domestic Labor for help, but nothing had been done.

According to him, in these cases, the labor office is not summoned to attend the investigation, but rather is summoned only when the workers are paying for their travel, whereas the Kuwaiti office, in solidarity with the Philippine office, bears the losses resulting from the “two-year contract” concluded between the employer and the worker.”

Moreover, he explained that for many years, the federation had urged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Domestic Workers of the Public Authority for Manpower to establish joint cooperation agreements with more exporting countries in the field of domestic workers, so that “we don’t fall into such crises that harm the citizens and incur more losses for office owners.”

 

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