Kuwait will introduce a minimum wage for expat private sector workers in the Gulf state in a bid to quell accusations of human rights failures, a local minister has announced.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Mohammed Al-Afasi said that the ministry had enforced several regulations to abolish the sponsorship
“The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor will approve proper mechanisms to enforce minimum wages for various worker categories in the private sector,” Al-Afasi told the Kuwait Times newspaper.
“The laws and conditions of human rights will be observed in Kuwait.”
Al-Afasi also indicated that the ministry had set up a new facility to provide shelter for workers who have been exposed to physical abuse or violence.
In a nod to concerns over the treatment of maids in the Gulf state, which has received widespread media coverage, the minister also revealed that working conditions for female employees would be improved.
“The ministry will ensure that women workers are not subjected to any form of restrictions while performing their duties,” Al-Afasi told the newspaper.
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