Kuwait amends fees for recruiting new domestic workers from abroad. KD850 for worker recruited from Philippines, KD700 for those from India, Sri Lanka
Event Location
Kuwait, Kuwait
Start Time
13 August 2022, 12:00 AM
End Time
31 August 2022, 12:00 AM
Kuwait has amended fees for recruiting new domestic workers from abroad as the country seeks to end a shortage in this category of manpower, Al Anba newspaper has reported.
Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce, Industry Fahad Al Shuraian, who is also the Minister of Social Affairs and Community Development, has issued a decree modifying the recruitment fees exclusive of travel ticket prices.
According to the ministerial decree, a contract for a domestic worker recruited from the Philippines is set at KD850 ($2,771) and at KD700 per worker from India and Sri Lanka, the paper added. Contract value for domestic labour from African countries is set at KD500 per worker, the report said.
Violators of the fee cap stipulated in the decree will be punished. The decree will be considered six months after issuance.
Kuwait domestic labour fees
