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Monday, 09 May 2011 00:03 |
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KUWAIT: The long-awaited legislation for the establishment of a state authority overseeing employment sponsorship issues is ready to be submitted to the National Assembly (parliament) for approva
l, said the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor yesterday. The minister, Mohammad Al-Afasi, said that he had not submitted the draft legislation to the parliament previously because, prior to the government's mass resignation, he had been taken ill unexpectedly and had had to travel to London for medical treatment
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Passing this legislation "is a legal requirement and there is no choice about it, as stipulated in Law number 6 of 2010," Al-Afasi stated, adding, "there should be an authority that's responsible for this issue." The organizational structure for such a body is already in place, said the minister, adding that there are plans in place already to implement the legislation as soon as it is approved.
Asked whether he had been offered the post of Deputy Premier for Legal Affairs in the next cabinet, Al-Afasi said, "Let's wait for the decree [officially announcing the new cabinet lineup] to be issued so everyone will know where he stands." The minister added that it's to be hoped that the new cabinet will include those who work to fulfill the ambitions of the country and its people. - Kuwait Times
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