KUWAIT CITY, Oct 16: Assistant Und-ersecretary for Labor Sector at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Jamal Al-Dousari said the ministry is endeavoring to implement a ‘perfect plan’ that would eliminate the phenomenon of trafficking in humans or the so-called residence trafficking.

“The phenomenon will disappear as rules will be implemented strictly and the process of bringing laborers from abroad whether for government contracts or for some exempted sectors will be supervised,” he said.
According to Al-Dousari, the problem of excess workers, especially the marginal laborers, is due to incorrect estimate of workers required.

He said harsh measures will be taken against those who bring laborers from abroad without actual need. “The new labor law has a set of rules for the employment of non-Kuwaitis as the goal of the country is to gradually replace expatriate workers with Kuwaiti manpower. The law states that employers who bring workers from abroad or hire them locally but do not give them work be sentenced to three years imprisonment and be fined a sum in the range of KD 1,000-5,000,” added Al-Dousari.

Meanwhile, the Director of Family Nursery Department in Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Bader Al-Awadhi disclosed that the ministry is about to conduct a study to amend financial bylaws of the Social Care Sector to meet the recent high cost of living in the country, stressing that allowances for studies, trip and clothing plus pocket money given to orphans will be increased due to the current economic situation, reports Al-Qabas daily.

Al-Awadhi added the ministry has not neglected the welfare of orphans because KD 30 is transferred to their savings accounts monthly. He noted accounts will be handed over to their respective owners once they turn 21 years old.

In an interview with the daily, Al-Awadhi said the committee formed to investigate violations and alleged malpractices at the department hasn’t begun its work.