One-month Deadline For Companies Under Government Contracts To Amend Workers’ Housing Conditions

The Director General of the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), Ahmed Al-Mousa, announced that companies under government contracts will be given an opportunity to complete documentation and update details related to granting its employees housing allowances or providing adequate housing, until September 30th, Al Rai states.

He said that the decision was on the instructions of the Minister of Social Affairs and the Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Maryam Al-Aqeel, to make it easier for employers, and to ensure the workers are provided with suitable housing, given the exceptional circumstances that Kuwait is going through to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Al-Mousa called on companies to go to the headquarters of the National Center for Occupational Health and Safety in the Abu Fatira area to complete all the required documents during the aforementioned period, and highlighted the necessity for the commitment and cooperation of employers in this regard because the matter is related to protecting workers and achieving international standards in labor housing.

 

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