Kuwaitization Has Been Put On Hold For Three Months

As reported by Al-Anba daily, the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) has extended the term of a working group to supervise the implementation of Kuwaitization in its project contracts for a period of 3 months. The team formed in this regard is headed by the Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Development Affairs, with 9 members, provided that the team meets outside official working hours. The team is responsible for following up the implementation of the regulation on contracts subject to its Kuwaitization decision, and developing a comprehensive plan for the implementation of the Kuwaitization program.

Through contracts, it ensures the accuracy, integrity, and procedures of the Kuwaitization program. The team also recommends to the concerned authority the imposition of the penalties stipulated in the contract concluded with the contractor in the event of breach of his obligations stipulated in the contracts and related to Kuwaiti labor, and prepares short and long-term plans that show employment opportunities for Kuwaiti workers in the contractors’ contracts and submits its proposals in this regard to the follow-up team of the program Kuwaitization.

In addition to interpreting the provisions of the regulations, the team determines and prepares the executive procedures for implementing the provisions of the regulations, submitting them for approval by the competent authority. The technical committee for implementing the work teams and committees system shall submit a monthly periodic report on the team’s work, specifying in it the monthly work plan, what has been accomplished and the percentage of completion. Each month's report must be submitted by the end of the last working day of the month.

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