498 workers on 99 suspended businesses
KUWAIT: A special committee formed to inspect commercial stores inspected a number of stores in the Capital governorate areas, and discovered hundreds of workers sponsored by businesses which had their licenses suspended. Committee chairman and acting manpower authority director Mubarak Al-Azmi said the committee comprises of elements from the manpower authority, interior and commerce ministries, Kuwait Municipality and the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), adding that the committee sends copies of the citations it files to all the above bodies so that each can act according to its responsibilities. Azmi added that the recent campaign found 99 commercial licenses had been suspended from practicing any activities, while they still sponsor 498 workers. “The committee will continue inspecting all malls in various governorates,” he concluded.
Jleeb campaigns
Farwaniya municipality manager Mohammed Sarkhouh denied any
cleaning machinery is out of order, and stressed that the cleaning process is going according to plans and schedules. “Our cleaning teams are always on alert and fully equipped to work on cleaning Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh after official working hours,” Sarkhouh added, pointing out that garbage collection trucks and street sweepers work from 4 am till noon. Sarkhouh explained that since the ministerial committee launched its campaigns to clean Jleeb, inspection teams demolished 16 cafes built on public property, 280 parking shades, 380 commercial shades, 25 shacks, 660 metal and chain barriers, 32 metal stairs and 50 blocks in corridors between buildings, disconnected electricity to 46 houses, removed 15,755 tons of waste, filed 96 cleaning and peddler citations, confiscated 70 tons of food items and removed five truckloads of used tires.
Waste separation
Municipal Council Member Abdul Salam Al-Randi yesterday filed a number of inquiries asking the Municipality’s executive body about separating waste in garbage collection trucks. Randi inquired whether garbage was separated in collection trucks or somewhere else, whether those trucks have special parking locations or are parked in residential areas, whether cleaners do part-time jobs after official working hours and asked about penalties imposed on cleaning companies in case any of the abovementioned violations are detected.