Labor
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Labor Department Ban Smoking18 August 2015Director of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Labor Department Hassan Al-Khader issued a circular banning smoking in the department because of health concerns to employees and patrons. A special r...Kuwait Plans To Suspend Foreign Labor Recruitment Again09 November 2015Kuwait plans to suspend issuing work permits to recruit labor forces from outside, local daily reported. Earlier the ban was lifted few months back. The Manpower Public Authority i...New Mechanism To Solve Absconding Labor Problems Soon26 November 2015A new mechanism to solve absconding labor problems will be submitted to the Interior Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Residency Affairs Major General S...New Unified Labor Contract For Expatriate Workers At The Start Of The New Year29 December 2015Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Minister and State Minister for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih said the Manpower Public Authority is ready to unified labor contr...Manpower Public Authority Issue New Fees On Labor Transactions01 February 2016The Manpower Public Authority (MPA) is about to issue new fees on labor transactions within days, local daily reported. According to report, a fee of KD 50 would be levied on the i...Labor Department Closed 16 Fake Companies07 February 2016Mubarak Al-Kabeer labor department recently closed down 16 fake companies, suspended their files, banned them from sponsoring any expats and ordered deporting laborers registered w...Labor Recruitment Is To Be Limited To 20 Percent Of Needs10 February 2016The Manpower Public Authority is currently conducting a comprehensive study on assessing labor needs and putting into effect a ministerial decision on limiting labor recruitment fr...Kuwait Labor Union Called For Cancellation Of Sponsorship System22 May 2016Kuwait Labor Union (KLU) in a recent symposium held in cooperation with the General Federation of Nepali Trade Unions (Gefont) called for cancellation of the sponsorship system com...Shelter Center For Migrant Labor Big Home25 May 2016“In Kuwait, there is a particular interest in the rights of migrant workers which reflects the general trend to preserve human dignity, without exception, and to respect all...Kuwait Municipality Noticed Issuance Of Illegal Certificates01 July 2016A new portal has been opened for visa traders to flood the local labor market with manpower illegally as the Kuwait Municipality noticed the issuance of thousands of health certifi...Labor Force In Kuwait Hit 1.8 Million14 July 2016The total numerical distribution of labor force in Kuwait hit 1.8 million, including 344,600 Kuwaitis and 1.5 million non-Kuwaitis, the Central Statistical Bureau announced yesterd...15 Law Violators Arrested In Raid29 July 2016The Quadripartite Committee, which is affiliated to the Council of Ministers, launched an intensive inspection campaign on Wednesday targeting coffee shops in Hawally. The campa...Ministry To Double The Fines On Violators18 November 2016Director General of Residency Affairs Department at Ministry of Interior Major General Talal Marafie says, “Ministry of Interior has completed the preparation of four bylaws....Pam Has Affirmed To Takes Some Steps To Regulate Labor Market27 January 2017Director of Administrative Development and Training Department at the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) Fahad Al-Murad has affirmed that some steps are being taken to wage war ag...Online Labor Services Will Soon Be Available On The Government Website13 February 2017Director of Farwaniya Labor Department of the Public Authority for Manpower Yousef Arti declared that the services related to issuance of work permits and residency transfers from...