Worker Not Paid For 13 Years - License Rules Violated

28 September 2017 Kuwait

Domestic Labor Department referred a sponsor who refused to pay the salary of his worker for 13 years to the Public Prosecution for necessary legal action. Officers from the Residency Affairs Department arrested a Kuwaiti citizen for running a domestic workers bureau on a license issued for importation of electrical appliances.

Public Relations and Security Media Department of the Interior Ministry stated that inspection sector affiliated to the Residency Affairs Department was notified about a citizen using his import license to bring in domestic workers. Legal measures were taken to arrest the owner of the office, and security operatives recovered a quantity of receipts along with 16 mobile phones during the raid.

In another development, Domestic Labor Department referred the director of a domestic workers bureau to the General Residency Affairs Department for cheating. Investigation revealed the accused is holding a private license registered in the name of a Kuwaiti lady, and he allegedly incited newly recruited domestic workers to run away after completing six months with their sponsors, and then assigned them to work on wages.

 

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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