Restaurant sector suffering from 3 factors
KUWAIT CITY, July 10: Head of Kuwaiti Union of Restaurants, Cafès and Catering (KURCC) Fahd Al-Arbash confirmed that the restaurant and cafè sector is suffering due to three main factors, which have negatively affected its performance since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic till date, reports Al-Anba daily.
In an exclusive statement to the daily, he disclosed the sector is suffering due to the severe shortage of specialized and qualified workers, delay in vaccinating a large segment of the sector’s workforce, and continuation of the closure of commercial complexes at 8:00 pm.
He added that KURCC repeatedly asked the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Health and other concerned authorities to ease restrictions imposed on the commercial sector, considering the enormous losses that commercial establishments have incurred as a result of these restrictions. He stressed the need for these authorities to focus on the commercial sector and help it overcome this crisis. He went on to say that the union also asked the Ministry of Health to expedite the vaccination of workers in restaurants and cafès; pointing out that the workers of large restaurants with more than 100 employees have already been vaccinated, while small restaurants and cafès with a small number of workers are still suffering from delayed vaccination which negatively affected their operations.
‘Vaccination is must’: The vaccination against Covid-19 virus has become a condition for appointment in some government institutions, after the ‘Insurance Regulatory Unit’ of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry stipulated that obtaining at least one dose of approved vaccines can be considered one of the aspects for appointment, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting reliable sources.
The same sources expect other government institutions to follow suit especially those which are not linked to the Civil Service Commission (CSC) In a related context, the daily learned that there is coordination between government institutions and the Ministry of Health to provide vaccination to government employees at their places of work to make the government institutions a safer place for employees.
Informed sources said the vaccination process in government institutions will be carried out by mobile vaccination units of the Ministry of Health.
However, the same sources said no circulars have been issued in this regard, but the step opens the door for whether restrictions and conditions for work for non-vaccinated people within government agencies but the issue is linked to attending work and meeting visitors.
An official source in the Insurance Regulatory Unit confirmed that the requirement to obtain a legal vaccination dose coincides with the general goals pursued by the state and its precautionary measures in the face of the Corona pandemic.