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Domestic labor laws under heated debate, agreement could be reached: Kuwait |
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Monday, 07 June 2010 23:58 |
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GENEVA, June 7 (KUNA) -- Sessions of specialized committees assigned with setting out an agreement to arrange the situation of domestic workers face heated debates during the ongoing annual conference of the International Labor Organization (ILO) here.
The nature of such type of work intersect with the social privacies and international standards concerned with labor laws, an official said.
Assessment and Follow Up Supervisor at the Kuwait Social Affairs and Labor Ministry Hadi Enizi, in statements to KUNA here today, said the ongoing debates on articles of the agreement were different from others concerning the domestic labor rights.
The ILO wants to set out an agreement that is only of concern to domestic labor conditions, he said, underlining significance of the situation of domestic laborers.
Previous attempts to organize the situation of domestic laborers have failed, Enizi said, noting that nature of countries, cultures, and traditions varied from one to another, which would prolong debate of the issue.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries believe that the proposed agreement should guarantee the social and health rights of the domestic laborers and the privacy of the house in which they are employed, which is a different situation than that of other professions in the nature and relations between the employee and the employer.
He said other differences have been raised relating to working hours and overtime and how to consider and calculate these.
GCC countries believe that an agreement could be reached in this regard, he added, while insisting on respecting the local cultural norms and values. - Kuna
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