Over-60s non-graduate expatriates safe in government sector

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KUWAIT CITY, Aug 8: The decision not to renew work permits of non-graduate expatriates who are 60 years and above reveals the government’s lack of seriousness in strengthening the role of the private sector, which is facing a major crisis because of the decision that became effective from Jan 1, 2021.

Senior government sources stated the decision does not include workers in the government sector and according to the Central Administration of Statistics about 6,000 male and female expatriates work in the government sector who are 60 years and above (although some of them may be holding degrees) and approximately 1,800 of them are over 65 years old. This is in line with the retirement age in the government sector which is 65 years and in some sectors it is 75, reports Al-Qabas daily. On the other hand, since the 60’s decision was issued the problems of the category of people affected by the decision have begun to exacerbate with the Public Authority for Manpower, which has more than once talked about amendments to the decision.

Meanwhile, although there are no decisions or circulars issued or announced by the Ministry of Interior to prevent children sponsoring their parents, transactions submitted in this regard to the General Administration of Residence Affairs have been rejected without giving any reasons. The sources say, if the law becomes effective to allow expatriates above 60 to renew their residence after paying 2,000 dinars, the government sector employees will not be affected. The number of job seekers registered with the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) for more than six months has decreased by four percent, equivalent to 723 job seekers, reports Al-Rai daily.

According to recent statistics titled “Kuwait University students … most in search of jobs”, based on the figures announced recently by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), the number of citizens looking for work at that time was 18,168 Kuwaiti men and women. When the list was updated in the second week of July, that number was 17,445 Kuwaiti men and women, which is a decrease by 723 citizens. Informed sources from PAM revealed that these lists are updated periodically. While the numbers indicate that the citizens are likely to have been appointed, the largest proportion of those who left the list of job seekers are from the category of those who hold a university qualification. Their numbers decreased from 10,673 citizens to 10,153, which means that this category has gained about 520 jobs, constituting 72 percent of the number of people employed during the period. The number of job seekers who hold a master’s degree also decreased from 304 to 285 citizens, at a rate of six percent, which is equivalent to 19 citizens who were employed. As for those who hold a diploma, the number of job seekers decreased by three percent, equivalent to 84 citizens, bringing their number down from 2,993 to 2,909 citizens. Those who hold a high school qualification, their numbers decreased by up to four percent, equivalent to 46 citizens, from 1,230 to 1,184 citizens.

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