‘Employment law for children of Kuwaiti mothers is all-inclusive’
Housing minister, Chinese firm sign contract for S. Al-Mutlaa City
KUWAIT CITY, March 26, (Agencies): A recent edict granting children born to Kuwaiti mothers greater employment rights does not discriminate on the basis of their fathers’ nationalities, Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Sunday.
In a statement obtained by KUNA, the CSC noted that the law, which grants children of Kuwaiti mothers precedence when it comes to employment in the government sector, is only effective in the event no citizens have been registered for vacancies listed at the CSC.
Moreover, the statement pointed out that certain provisions are in place as it relates to the process of employing nonKuwaitis and stateless people.
On the process of filling up vacancies in the government sector, the statement noted that “priority is given to citizens first, followed by those with Kuwaiti mothers.” The statement also clarified that salaries largely hinge on the job itself and that monetary bonuses are dependent upon the occupation.
Meanwhile, the salary gap between Kuwaiti women and their male counterparts is about 28 percent in the public sector and 59 percent in private sector, according to official statistics, reports Al-Qabas daily.
The gap in government sector sometimes widens due to bonuses, social allowances and promotion, but the major difference with private sector is the quest for productivity in hiring the most efficient workers among citizens and expatriates.
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In this context, former minister of commerce Amani Bouresli affirmed that Kuwaiti women have a long way to achieve their struggle for equity at work.
Professor of Social Studies Seham Al-Qabandi also said the feeling of inequality and injustice negatively affects the employee in terms of productivity.
In the meantime, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has set new conditions for promoting directors in the oil sector to the position of deputy executive chairman, reports Al-Anba daily quoting reliable oil sources.
They explained that the new conditions include the candidate should have three years, not five, as a director and he/she should have served in the oil or government sector for 32 years.
The sources revealed that eight candidates, including five engineers and three administrators, so far meet these conditions and are eligible for the position of deputy executive chairman of Financial and Administrative Department at Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Housing Affairs and Minister of State for Services Yasser Abul on Sunday signed a contract with a Chinese company for constructing the infrastructure for 18,519 lots of land in South Al Mutlaa City project.
The contract, worth KD 215.8 million (about $712.14 million), also covers the sub-power plants for eight neighborhoods in AlMutlaa.
The ministry will soon sign a MoU with China to open up fresh prospects for further cooperation in housing and infrastructure projects, the minister said on the sidelines of the today’s ceremony held at the Public Authority for Housing Welfare.
Eleven companies from several countries bid for the project, Abul said, noting that the Chinese winner is among the leading globally in the field.
According to the minister, owners of the land will be handed over the building licenses with the beginning of 2019, then the third contract for the rest of land in the city will be offered for bid.
On his part, PAHW Director General Bader Al-Wugayyan said that work in the eight areas will be carried out over two phases; the first, two years, includes 12,177 lots of land, and the second 6,342, to be implemented in 30 months once work kicks off.
Al-Wugayyan added that the South Al Mutlaa City project includes 28,288 homes, and public buildings, as well as recreational, educational, sports and service facilities.