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KUWAIT CITY, March 18: A senior governmental official revealed to a number of MPs that the government will not be able to pass the draft law on standardizing prices for domestic labor, as it is facing difficulty in obtaining the approval of the Parliament for the bill to standardize the …

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 24: The emergency team formed by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) to follow up labor-related issues has recorded 1,000 complaints within a short period, reports Al-Anba daily quoting a reliable source from the authority. According to the source, the authority has started taking procedures such as …

PM urged to be firm in dealing with new stage KUWAIT CITY, Dec 13: The parliamentary Budgets and Final Accounts Committee on Wednesday discussed a study on the needs of the labor market in relation to educational output carried out by the educational bodies in coordination with the Civil Service …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 24: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Subaih revealed an increase in the number of verdicts that have been issued against companies violating the labor law, reports Al-Anba daily. She added the Manpower Public Authority has referred nearly 330 companies …

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 23: Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Faisal Al-Hamoud affirmed that the most dangerous challenge that the country is facing is the illegal marginal labor force, which is a burden on the society that is striving to develop and progress through productivity of the people of Kuwait, reports Arab Times …

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 23: The Public Authority for Manpower is planning to establish a database of labor force in public and private sectors, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting informed sources. They revealed that the authority has already commenced executing its directives towards this objective through the formation of a special committee. …

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 20, (Agencies): Kuwait Municipality has announced its intention to establish six labor cities near various industrial areas, reports Annahar daily. In a report, Kuwait Municipality indicated that a committee consisting of representatives from Kuwait Fire Service Directorate, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, Ministry …

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 12: National Assembly Candidate Ahmad Nabil Al-Fadhl affi rmed that restructuring of labor market is a required watershed in activating the wheel of development and the potentials of youths — especially as the labor sector demands a new structure, reports Al- Qabas daily. Al-Fadhl declared that Kuwait …

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 27: The quarterly statistics issued by Kuwait Central Statistical Bureau showed that the total workforce, except the domestic laborers, reached 1,938,243 in June 2016 which increased by 736,132 compared to June 2015. The report said the Kuwaiti workforce increased from 342,417 to 348,792 — 1.9 percent growth …

KUWAIT CITY, August 14: Evaluation and Follow up Supervisor at Jahra Labor Department Mohammad Al-Enezi disclosed that the sector has accomplished over 7,000 transactions since early July. Al-Enezi noted the transactions included renewal and cancellation of work permits, opening of new files, transfer of workers, and transfer and cancellation of …