KUWAIT CITY, Nov 10: A senior labor official in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor criticized an American report which accused Kuwait of human trafficking, saying “the allegations were based on information posted on blogs and articles published in some newspapers,” reports Al-Seyassah daily.

Hadi Al-Enezi, supervisor of labor relations department in the ministry, said some domestic workers harm Kuwait’s reputation by exaggerating the level of abuses they were subjected to.

He said the ministry set the combating of human trafficking as one of its strategic goals and added that it will take several measures to eradicate the root causes of the problem.

Al-Enezi stressed that most labor problems, particularly those of domestic workers are related to delays in paying wages, differences in traditions and the environment, and the inability to get along with the host family. He said the domestic labor administration is working on a proposal which will oblige sponsors to deposit workers’ salaries in local banks or to sign receipt or salary transfer receipts in languages understood by the workers.