201 COMPLAINTS BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND SPONSORS RESOLVED AMICABLY IN KUWAIT

  • 06/01/2022

Kuwait City: The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) reported that it had received 278 complaints from domestic employees against their employers. According to the daily, PAM also assisted in the resolution of 201 disputes between employees and employers.


However, according to statistics released by the Domestic Workers Recruitment Department for December, one domestic workers recruiting office's licence was suspended, 278 violations were registered with PAM, and 19 'absconding' reports were referred to the judiciary, while business owners were required to hand over passports to 46 workers after investigating their complaints. 

According to the figures, 40,000 dinars were collected from recruitment offices for the benefit of employers, while around 9,000 dinars were obtained for the benefit of workers. In another development, Engr Badr Al-Mubarak, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Association for Needy Families, appreciated the participation of Mabarrat Al-Awazem Charity Association in the efforts to ensure that needy families are cared for inside Kuwait via the 'Smart Goodness' card.

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