KUWAIT CITY, Feb 20: Discussions between the National Assembly and the executive authority are underway to establish a National Company for Domestic Labor, revealed MP Kamel Al-Awadhi on Wednesday.

Al-Awadhi said he held a meeting with the Kuwait Investment Authority officials (KIA) to discuss the “objectives and aspects of the company and mechanisms to implement the project”. He noted that the officials “expressed their support for the project and will take a period to develop the steps that can be taken” in that regard.

Al-Awadhi added that the Minister of Finance Mustafa Al-Shammali expressed his support for the project. He assured that he will push towards the establishment of a National Company for Domestic Labor, noting that he will “submit the project as a draft law if his efforts with the government were not fruitful”.

It is worth mentioning that, based on information made available to the Arab Times, a Domestic Labor Law was proposed by the government to establish a standard for domestic workers’ rights under the authority of the Interior Ministry. Discussions on the bill were not tabled due to the dissolution of parliaments.