HUMAN RIGHTS OBSERVES CHANGES IN KUWAIT'S "LABOUR FILE"

  • 20/01/2022

Kuwait City: The Kuwait Society for Human Rights (KSHR) observed management changes related to the labour file in Kuwait from both negative and positive perspectives in the final quarter of last year, it followed the actions of the Department of Deportation and Temporary Detention Affairs at the General Department of Correctional Facilities on deporting 18,221 in 2021, which equates to approximately 50 individuals per day, the association also noted the exclusion of 6,458 in the period.


 On the plus side, the association observed The Public Morals Protection and Anti-Human Trafficking Department establishing a hotline to receive reports and complaints of human trafficking, as well as the Public Authority of Manpower establishing an e-mail to receive reports about any increase in the costs of recruiting domestic workers, where it studied the revival of the automatic linking project with labor-supplying countries as a step to reduce the illegal visa trade. 

In 2021, the Kuwait Society for Human Rights gave 4,808 legal advices to migrant workers in Kuwait, 309 psychological assistance cases, and 366 work complaints. In the purpose of directing a joint endeavour in collaboration with the US-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) to promote awareness about labour rights among Kuwaiti workers. To view the report, go to https://kuwaithr.org/news/society-news/item/download/46 336487a7bca11f501063eeb65d16a70a.html.

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