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Ministry keen to solve laborers' issue |
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 01:39 |
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KUWAIT: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor(MSAL) plans to implement specific regulations in the near future on labor and expatriate workers' issues. This is in order to improve Kuwait's international image on human rights issue.
The ministry is currently studying the implementation of laws to assess the offenses that were committed then, and prevent them from happening again in the future while enforcing regulations. The Cabinet is also keen toward promoting the establishment of exclusive residential areas for bachelor laborers while ensuring that security is maintained there. This supervision will provide necessary information to grant police officers easy access in case rioting occurs. The ministry had held combined studies with the Interior and Public Works Ministries to review the recommendations made by the Kuwait Municipality on the most suitable locations that can be converted into laborers' areas, including Al-Shaddadiya and Subhan. In the meantime, contracts are being drawn up to provide these cities with the necessary requirements such as sewage facilities. Another subject that the ministry is currently taking follow up action is on the issue of sponsorship, as it is keen to find the best possible mechanism to replace it , similar to the regulation according to which workers with at least three years' of service at a single job are allowed to transfer residence permits without obtaining prior permission from original employers, reported Al-Qabas. The ministry will also be heavily dependent on the recently enforced public labor law, which contains several regulations that support Kuwait in supporting human rights, such as the minimum wages controls and other conditions that help better the living conditions of expatriate workers. - Kuwait Times
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