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My wife and myself are working here in Kuwait as nurses with a salary of more than KD 1,000 each. There is a kadama here working under a Kuwaiti sponsorship and will finish her contract by October. Her employer is amenable of giving her release papers once she finished her …
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‘Kuwait witnessing a black market of domestic workers’ – KD 80 to KD 100
Clients find prices irresistible KUWAIT CITY, May 1: Amid the ongoing issue of domestic workers in Kuwait, especially the recent escalation of crisis that led to a ban on the recruitment of workers from the Philippines, the country is now witness to a black market of domestic workers schemed by …
Read More »Hiring Indian maids to begin next week – Female domestic workers ban lifted
KUWAIT CITY, May 1: Following the suspension of female Indian domestic workers for three years, Ministry of Interior has submitted a memo to Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the success of negotiations and meetings held between Domestic Labor Department and officials from the labor office of Indian Embassy in Kuwait, …
Read More »Most Kuwaiti housewives prefer Asian maids – Ex-MP lauds cost differences in recruiting domestic workers
KUWAIT CITY, April 5: Former MP Kamel Al-Awadhi has praised the decision taken by the Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan on the issue of recruitment of household workers in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, particularly its realistic views on the cost of recruitment, reports Al-Seyassah daily. …
Read More »‘Labour from outside to lower hiring fees’ -‘Durra’ taps new places
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 22, (KUNA): The Cabinet’s decision to assign Al-Durra Manpower Company to bring in workers from new countries such as Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Nepal, and others will lower recruitment fees and ensure the rights of employers and employees, the company’s General Manager Saleh Al-Wuhaib, said Thursday. The company …
Read More »Tap Indonesia for domestics, urges MP
Legislators prepare grilling request KUWAIT CITY, Jan 1: “The largest open market for domestic workers is Indonesia. We previously tried its labor force and they were good but the relationship was cut off for several reasons,” says MP Khalil Al-Saleh. In a press statement, Al-Saleh disclosed Indonesia has laid down …
Read More »Report saying Kuwait a nightmare for maids denied
Embassy not received any complaints: envoy KUWAIT CITY, Dec 30: In response to the claims that Kuwait is a “nightmare” for African domestic workers particularly a media report issued in Gabon which declared that women from Africa, Asia and Latin America are sold and treated like slaves in Kuwait, Assistant …
Read More »Network renting pretty maids busted in ‘deluxe’ towers flat
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 24: Personnel from the General Department for Residence Investigation recently raided a domestic labor office in super deluxe apartment in ‘one of the three towers’ and arrested female expatriates said be working for a network which is trafficking in beautiful maids, reports Al-Anba daily. According to a …
Read More »Daggers out on move to rectify maid hiring – ‘Mafia’ in foreign contacts
KUWAIT CITY, July 16: The mafia, which is running domestic labor offices, through which they have collected millions of dinars from the pockets of several Kuwaiti families, have been struggling to thwart and suspend the activities of the Government Domestic Workers Company that is set to open in September. This …
Read More »Greed of some office owners tied to high cost of recruiting ‘domestics’
KUWAIT CITY, May 22: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al- Sabah disclosed that the ministry has contacted Ministry of Foreign Affairs to determine the real cost of recruiting domestic workers. In response to parliamentary questions, the minister said the procedure was necessary to serve as …
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