Pam To Tighten Measures To Prevent Residency Trafficking

12 December 2021 Kuwait

Work is underway to audit licenses and adjust the manpower estimation of the needs of companies in an effort to strictly control the residency trading in the country. According to local media report, the Manpower Authority will undertake new audit process to give business owners a number of manpower according to the projects implemented or the number of shops, warehouses and other affiliated facilities.

The mechanism used regarding government contracts scheduled for a large workforce estimated at thousands is granted to companies in stages according to the need contained in the measurements and licenses of the authority supervising the project, in addition to a study carried out by the Department of Need Assessment in the authority to indicate the extent of the need to put the entire required number or Part of it.

There will be strict procedures with respect to any files, whether labor problems or non-compliance with the laws and regulations for granting labor rights, or labor problems related to salaries and entitlements, report added quoting sources at PAM.

PAM has recently received thousands of requests to issue work permits, from several sectors including private education sector, restaurants and food companies, guard and security workers, cleaners, clerks, contracting sector, fishermen and farmers.

PAM is also discussing the possibility of increasing the worker’s guarantee amount, which is currently paid for government contracts at a value of 250 dinars per worker.

 

SOURCE  :   IIK

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