KUWAIT TO PROVIDE LEGAL CONSULTATION FOR PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS

  • 05/04/2021

Kuwait City :  Khaled Al-Hamidi, Chairman of the Kuwait Society for Human Rights, announced that the Kuwait Society for Human Rights has signed a partnership agreement with the U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) to cooperate in educating migrant workers in Kuwait of their rights guaranteed by law.The new decision is aimed  to create a culture and legal awareness among migrant workers in Kuwait by providing them with legal advice and direct support for their cases in courts.


According to this , workers in the domestic sector who are subject to the Domestic Workers Law No. (68) of 2015 can call the hotline 22215150 or enter the electronic platform and obtain any legal advice directly in five different languages: English, Arabic, Filipino, Hindi and Urdu. and  more  than  this ,during the period of the 16-month agreement, psychological and social support will be provided to those wishing to obtain it.Legal support will also be provided to workers whose cases have been transferred to labor courts and who cannot bear the burdens and costs of attorneys-at-law.

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