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Kuwait’s decision to suspend commercial visit visas to curb a rise in expatriate workers may signal the start of a Gulf-wide clampdown on entry rules, a security expert has said.

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3: The sponsorship system will be cancelled by 2012 after the proposed Public Authority for Labor has been approved, reports Al-Kuwaitiya daily quoting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Mohammed Al-Kandari. Al-Kandari expected the spons

Improving the rights of domestic female workers is imperative and needs 'urgent attention,' says Dr Moez Doraid, Director of the Co-ordination Division of UN women. He added, 'The International Labor Organization (ILO) and others from the UN have been attempting to work w

Manama: Kuwait is mulling recruiting more domestic helpers from Africa in a major shift from traditional Asian providers, a local daily said.

Directors of the immigration departments in the six governorates have been instructed to gather information on the delayed transactions of some expatriates staying illegally in the country, reports Al-Rai daily quoting sources. Sources said the directors have been asked t

KUWAIT: The newly designated Labor Attache from Philippines Embassy David Des Decang was introduced to the Filipino community in Kuwait on Thursday. The introductory meeting was held at the Philippines' Embassy's Consular Section, in which leaders from the community, members of the press and embassy officials were present. The new labor attache promised t

KATHMANDU, July 1: With the expiry of the amnesty period, hundreds of Nepali workers deemed illegal by Kuwait administration face the risk of deportation.