KUWAIT CITY, Nov 23: The Kuwait Trade Union Federation (KTUF) has repeatedly asked the government to address the problems of citizens with limited income but its pleas have fallen on deaf ears, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily quoting KTUF Chairman Fayez Al-Mutairi.
Criticizing State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Ali Al-Rashid for claiming in a television interview that he discussed the issue with the legal experts and the chairperson of the union, Al-Mutairi asserted there is no truth in the minister’s statement.
“We have demanded several times the formation of a committee, consisting of experts from the government and other concerned authorities, to initiate a dialogue on the problems of the Kuwaiti workers with limited income.
We heard nothing from them, except threats and various means of oppression to quell labor unrest,” he explained.
Addressing the minister, Al-Mutairi said, “You provoked the people to take to the streets against you, because you continue to ignore their legitimate demands.
You have widened the gap between the workers due to the approval of unequal pay scales, putting those with limited income at the losing end.”
He then appealed to the government to immediately solve the issue before it is blown out of proportion.