Decline seen in jobless citizens number: report
MoH reshuffle postponed
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 1: The number of unemployed Kuwaitis in the first quarter of this year totaled 13,523; including 3,540 males (26.18 percent) and 9,983 females (73.82 percent), reports Al-Anba daily.
According to statistics released by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) recently, citizens who were unemployed for 12 months and more reached 45.66 percent, 13.75 percent were unemployed for six months and less than a year, and 40.58 percent were unemployed for less than six months.
The statistics showed a remarkable decline in the number of unemployed citizens compared with the year 2013 when the number of unemployed was at the highest level – 19,218 people.
The statistics also revealed that majority of the unemployed are women and married.
On the other hand, the unemployed with low educational qualification – primary or intermediate or even without qualification – reached 61.95 percent; while 55.71 percent lack vocational qualifications because they did not undergo training courses to be qualified for suitable jobs.
The Environment Public Authority (EPA) reacted to rumors about pollution allegedly caused by unidentified spots in the country’s territorial waters after a citizen uploaded a video clip which went viral on social media sites, reports Al-Qabas daily.
An official source from EPA affirmed the concerned teams dealt with the issue and they found out that the spots are just natural algae blooms, not oil slicks as claimed by some people.
Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basil Al-Sabah has postponed the reshuffling of the heads of medical, technical and administrative departments for three months to check the validity of the certificates and qualifications of candidates for these positions, reports Annahar daily quoting sources.
Sources disclosed the committee tasked to determine fake and unaccredited certificates has started working, pointing out the minister’s decision aims to develop work procedures and ensure the selection of competent department heads, technicians and administrators.