Foreign ministry asked to finalise deal with labor exporting countries

Al-Durra Company ready to bring domestics after Eid Al-Fitr

KUWAIT CITY, May 20: Al-Durra Company for the Recruitment of domestic workers has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to quickly finalize agreements with labor exporting countries, considering the crisis in the local labor market and lack of applicants in agencies, reports Al-Rai daily quoting a source from the company.

The source disclosed that the company is ready to hire female Indian workers within one month once the ministry signs an agreement with its Indian counterpart, indicating the agreement will be signed next week and the company will start receiving applications immediately after Eid Al-Fitr.

The source said the company has also contacted domestic labor agencies in Vietnam to reach an agreement on the recruitment of male and female domestic workers.

The source clarified that Ethiopia has yet to agree with the conditions set by the ministry such as requiring domestic workers to undergo psychological tests and submit a document certifying they have no security record in light of the problems caused by Ethiopian domestic workers earlier, including murder and suicide which terrified the Kuwaiti society.

On the Filipino workers, the source confirmed that the Philippines has lifted the total

The KCCI’s Kuwait-Bahrain Economy Forum in progress. The Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) organized the Kuwait-Bahrain Economy Forum recently.

The objective of this one-day event was to enhance commercial and investment relations between the two countries.

KCCI President Ali Muhammad Thuneiyan Al-Ghanim chaired the forum, along with President of Bahrain

deployment ban and the concerned staff in the company have started contacting accredited agencies in Manila to sign agreements with them. He hopes the applications will be ready after Eid for those desiring to hire Filipino workers.

The new budget of Public Authority for Manpower, following its merge

Chambers of Commerce and Industry Sameer Abdullah Nass.

The forum discussed the investment environment in countries, economic aspirations, privileges and incentives given to foreign investors, business procedures, and facilities for foreign investors.

The Bahraini delegation included representatives of companies specialized in foodstuff, communication,

with Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) has led to decrease in the budgets of some departments, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting informed sources from the authority.

They explained that a notable decrease has been observed in the budget of the Department of Public Relations and Media from KD 50,000

insurance, construction, logistic services, medical services, livestock and electronics.

The Kuwaiti side was represented by the Kuwaiti business community and representatives of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), Supreme Council for Development and Planning, and Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP).

to KD 15,000. The budget of KD 15,000 earmarked for the Public Relations and Media Department is not enough especially since it is responsible for organizing exhibitions, ceremonies, training courses and several programs for employees.

A number of functions that the department used to organize would be cancelled.