Labour
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30 Kuwaiti Women Jailed In Labour Allowance Fraud11 May 2016Thirty Kuwaiti women were on Tuesday sentenced to one year in prison for fraudulently receiving labour support allowances for two years. The Criminal Court convicted the women,...Expats In Kuwait Fuelling Influx Of Low-skilled Labour04 July 2016Expats in Kuwait are contributing to an influx of low-skilled workers in the country by facilitating casual recruitment of additional labour in the form of friends and family, it h...Duo Arrested For Running Fake Maid Office25 September 2016Residency Affairs Department detectives arrested two Ethiopian men on charges of running a bogus domestic helpers office and using it to trade in absconding domestic workers , 11 w...Mosa Affirmed That The Board Of The National Company For Recruiting Domestic Labor Has Been Formed23 November 2016Undersecretary of Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Matar Al-Mutairi affirmed that the board of the national company for recruiting domestic labor has been formed, reports Al-Sh...Minister For Planning And Development Affairs Refers Social Support Files For Probe24 November 2016Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, the State Minister for Planning and Development Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh has referred to the Prosecutor General for necessary legal procedures a...Investigating Over Ethiopian Maid Case31 March 2017The Ethiopian maid reported as absconded in 2014 and working under fake domestic labour office, Investigations are ongoing in search for suspects who involved in running the fake o...Paid Sick Leave During Probation Period10 May 2017I want to check if the employee can avail a paid sick leave during his probation period of 100 days or this should be considered as unpaid leave, based on Kuwait labour law. Nam...165 Million Children Put To Labour, 85 Million Of Which Hazardous13 June 2017The International Labour Organization warned on Monday that 168 million children around the world are being put to child labour, including 85 million involved in hazardous work. Th...Calls For Labour Court Grow Amid Abuse Rise18 September 2017A number of expatriates and organizations have called for establishment of the proposed Labor Court by government as a part of measures to deal with visa trading. An expatriate...Abuse Of Labour Law By Local Company28 May 2018I am graduate and I have been in Kuwait since 2011 and it’s my second company. I was hired locally and completed 3 months in new company. They hired me for sales as a sales m...Many Arrested As Moi Dept Raids Domestic Labour Offices17 October 2018The Domestic Workers Department in the Residency Affairs General Directorate at the Ministry of Interior conducted a series of inspection campaigns targeting domestic labor offices...Transfer Of Visa For Graduates28 October 2018I was working in a company for last 3 years. Due to financial issues the company had to close down and they locally transferred me to their sister concern company this July 2018 wi...India Kuwait To Sign Mou On Labour This Wednesday29 October 2018A Memorandum of Understanding on the recruitment of Indian domestic workers to Kuwait is expected to be signed this Wednesday during the visit of External Affairs Minister Smt Sush...Decision Soon To Streamline Labour Market To Confront Visa Trade And Fake Companies16 December 2018A decision will be issued soon concerning new conditions for the movement of expatriates within private sector, reports Al-Jarida daily. The daily quoting Minister of Social Aff...Embassy To Organize Virtual Open House On Kuwait Labor Law15 December 2020Indian Embassy in Kuwait will conduct a virtual open house on “Labor Laws of Kuwait” on Wednesday 23rd December at 3.30 PM. Ambassador Sri Sibi George will be attend...