Four Asians Detained
KUWAIT CITY, Jul 29: Four individuals of Asian nationality, including a taxi driver, have been arrested for smuggling female workers from their sponsors’ homes. The General Department of Criminal Investigation, … Read More
Tag: maids
Ethiopian maid’s ‘illicit’ baby dies after birth
KUWAIT CITY, April 27: An Ethiopian domestic worker became pregnant outside wedlock in her sponsor’s house in Jahra, and gave birth to her baby, who later died in Jahra Hospital. … Read More
License in peril as Kuwait warns maids offices on recruitment halt
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 10: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry will soon impose deterrent penalties on domestic labor recruitment offices that stop hiring domestic workers from the labor exporting countries … Read More
New Rule: Cancelling Domestic Worker Residency Made Easier in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 29: Three months following a domestic worker’s departure from the country, sponsors will have the option to terminate the worker’s residency (under Article 20) using the “Sahel” application. … Read More
Egyptian Taxi Driver Arrested for Aiding Maids’ Escape from Sponsors
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 14: After an extensive week-long operation involving searches, investigations, and surveillance, officers from the General Administration of Residence Affairs Investigations have arrested an Egyptian mobile taxi driver … Read More
Online Issuance of Absence Permits for Domestic Workers
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 14: The Ministry of Interior has announced the inclusion of the online issuance of more than six months absence permit for domestic workers sponsored by citizens on … Read More
‘House help crisis to worsen’
‘Need to find solution on war-footing’ KUWAIT CITY, Aug 14: Given the ongoing halt by the majority of nations sending domestic workers to Kuwait, the crisis in this sector persists … Read More
132 Violators Arrested, Bogus Maids Offices Busted
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 6: A total of 132 expats involved in violations, along with fake maids offices, have been apprehended across multiple regions within the governorates of Jahra, Farwaniya, the … Read More
Obstacles in recruiting female domestics from India & Nepal
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 5: The Department of Domestic Labor in the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has prevented recruitment agencies from completing the procedures for new contracts for new female … Read More