Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Kuwait as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Kuwait: Issuance of visit visas for family resumed
Those foreign workers who wish to apply for visas for visits by parents, a spouse or children must now earn a monthly salary of at least KD 400 (US$1,298) …
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Kuwait: Part-time expat work permits launched
Instead of recruiting labourers from abroad, employers may wish to hire expatriates who are already living and working legally in the country through the newly launched part-time employment programme …
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Kuwait: New rules for modifying expat work visas
It is now prohibited to modify expatriates’ personal data, such as their name, date of birth and nationality, directly on the existing work permits once they are issued …
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Kuwait: Assistance for working women
The government has approved a child allowance for working women in the private sector in the event that their husbands are currently unable to contribute financially because they don’t have a regular income, pension or public assistance …
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Kuwait: Committee proposes doubling of child allowance
The National Assembly’s Financial and Economic Affairs Committee has proposed that the allowance is raised from KWD 50 to KWD100 (US$325) per month …
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Kuwait: Visas suspended for Philippine nationals
An indefinite ban has been placed on all Philippine nationals entering the country …
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Kuwait: Initiative to lure nationals to work in the private sector
As part of its “Kuwaitisation” Programme, the Kuwaiti Public Authority of Manpower (PAM) is actively seeking to encourage nationals to move away from the public sector …
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Kuwait: Ashai system reforms launched
The revised ‘Ashal’ platform makes it easier for employers to monitor salaries, present reasons for not transferring salaries, undertaking salary deductions and follow up requests online …
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Kuwait: Women are set to be allowed to work in several technical fields, including oil
Article 26 of the employment regulations has been amended by adding the paragraph “excluded from the prohibition regarding the employment of female engineers are workers in the area of maintenance and works related to drilling and maintenance of wells of all kinds, works related to supervision, management, follow-up and operation that do not require strenuous physical effort” …
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Kuwait: Growth in employment still due to foreign workers
Data has just been released for June 2022 which shows that during the latest quarter employment grew by 30,973, of which foreign workers accounted for 27,239 …
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Kuwait: New regulations for food delivery drivers
With effect from 1st October 2022, all food delivery drivers must hold a certificate issued by the Ministry of Health …
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Kuwait: MP calls to restrict expats from changing jobs, wants 5-yr ban
A draft Bill would prevent expat workers from switching employers after one year …
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Kuwait: Noon work ban
Workers may not be deployed in open places between 11 am and 4 pm for the period extending from 1st June until 31st August [decision 535/2015] …
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Kuwait: Plan to replace expats with Bidoon
The labour authorities aim to tackle illegal residence by focusing on Bidoon …
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Kuwait: Expat labour down by 134,000 in 2021
The number of non-Kuwaiti workers dropped to 1 …
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