Tag: sponsorship system in kuwait

  • Government panel works end to kafeel system

    Government panel works end to kafeel system

    While several MPs are preparing to submit a request for forming a special temporary committee to study the problem related to population structure and to hold a special session on March 30, the committee formed by the government to study the possibility of cancelling the sponsorship (kafeel) system is proceeding towards setting up a mechanism for implementing the system in a manner that protects the rights of concerned parties, reports Arab Times daily.

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  • Cancellation of sponsorship system completely

    Cancellation of sponsorship system completely

    Kuwait Labor Union (KLU) in a recent symposium held in cooperation with the General Federation of Nepali Trade Unions (Gefont) called for cancellation of the sponsorship system completely, reports Al-Qabas daily.

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  • Rethinking sponsorship system

    The sponsorship (kafala) system in the Gulf needs a good dust-off to provide workers and employers alike protection from fraud and abuses. (more…)