30 residency violators arrested from 4 farms in Wafra; many others escaped
Prosecution investigating 20 visa trafficking cases
KUWAIT CITY, April 14: A joint committee tasked to monitor the conditions of expatriate workers carried out inspection campaigns in four farms in Wafra, which were transformed into shelters or accommodations for workers; resulting in the arrest of 30 workers found to have violated the Residency Law, while many others escaped during the raids, reports Al-Jarida daily quoting sources.
This came after the newspaper published a report entitled, “Sheikh’s Farm Violations,” a few days ago.
Sources said results of investigations showed that a large number of erring workers are residing in these agricultural plots where they engage in prohibited activities.
Sources revealed around 600 workers residing in one of the agricultural plots were apprehended as they were found to be registered under a governmental contract. Sources explained this is a violation of the law that obliges companies, which have contracts with the State, to provide adequate labor housing registered in the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM).
Meanwhile, Deputy Director of the Protection Sector in PAM Dr Mubarak Al-Azmi confirmed that the competent departments have been addressed to suspend the owners of violating files, in coordination with the authority and other concerned government agencies.
He clarified this move aims to control the visa and human traffickers, while praising the tremendous efforts of the inspection teams which work round the clock according to an exceptional work plan.
He warned the authority will not tolerate employers who violate the law; urging everyone to abide by the decisions on regulating the labor market and the contractual relationship with expatriate workers, especially those related to occupational health and safety.
20 cases probed: The Public Prosecution is currently investigating 20 visa and human trafficking cases, including the case of an officer from the Interior Ministry and seven Egyptians, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting a source from the legal sector.
According to the source, some of these cases were referred to the prosecution at the beginning of 2020. The source confirmed that several victims, who filed complaints against their sponsors, were summoned and they explained the mechanism of their recruitment and how they were deceived.
The source disclosed the prosecution referred two of these cases to the relevant court, which issued two imprisonment verdicts ranging from 10 to 15 years for citizens who own companies found to have
Indian beaten, robbed: An Indian was robbed by an unidentified person on the Seventh Ring Road, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to the man, while driving along the Seventh Ring Road, he was forced to pull over and the suspect walked up to his car and ordered him to get out of the car. He was then beaten, his driving licence, car registration book and phone and money were confiscated.
The suspect then got behind the wheel of his car and drove off. The man then requested help from a passing motorist and filed a complaint with the Ahmadi Police Station.