Chamber said to ‘chamber’ kafil ‘obit’ bill

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KUWAIT CITY, June 21: A source close to the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Dr Mohammed Al-Afasi, informed the Arab Times on Tuesday that a bill on the establishment of a public authority for foreign workers that will cancel the sponsorship (kafil) system has not yet reached the legislative authority.

The source said the minister has hinted he is receiving pressure from leading business owners in the country to postpone the establishment of the authority and that the Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Interior are still considering the bill, but are skeptical on its mechanisms.

The source said that leading merchants believe that canceling the sponsorship system may harm the country’s businesses and there are security concerns by the MoI, adding that the ministry is still working on the proponents of the authority’s draft bill.

On May 30, Al-Afasi had said that the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor will soon finalize the draft bill on the establishment of a public authority for expatriate workers to pave the way for its submission to the National Assembly for approval the following week. Al-Afasi had also confirmed the Civil Service Commission Board has removed the biggest obstacle to the formation of the authority, in addition to the approval of its organizational structure.

By: Nihal Sharaf - Arab Times Staff

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Nobody above the law, exceptGeri | 7/5/2011 3:02:28 PM The sponsor they are the people above the law! Second is the wasta, get real people this subject is since long time do they push it so hard to finalize??? The government is happy to see their people get above the law than evry othr else!!! So do u think they will push this!!! Look at the procedure of amnesty do they mke it easy for us to rectify? If u hve money u can gey legalize but if u just travel well u will be temporary blacklist or yet until when??? Just dream of this abolishment of kapil.

Chamber Said To ‘Chamber’ Kafil ‘Obit’ BillBill Bowers | 6/22/2011 7:47:30 PM THEY NEED TO TERMINATE THE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM BECAUSE TOO MANY SPONSORS VIOLATE INDIVIDUALS RIGHTS UNDER THE LABOUR LAW. THEY MISTREAT THEIR WORKERS, THEY DO NOT PAY THEIR WORKERS THE APPROPRIATE SALARY, THE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY ABUSE THEIR WORKERS, WHEN WORKERS GET INJURED THEY FIND EXCUSES NOT TO PAY FOR THE INJURY AND GET THE WORKER MEDICAL, THEY LIE TO THE KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONCERNING EXPAT ACTUAL PAY, THEY FORCE EXPATS TO SIGN A ARABIC LETTER WHEN THE EXPAT DOES NOT READ NOR WRITE ARABIC TO GET OUT OF INDEMNITY PAY. THERE IS ALOT OF THIS GOING ON WITH KRH, BIG APPLE, HOST NATIONS. AT THE MOMENT I HAVE KRH AND THE AMERICAN COMPANY IN THE KUWAIT COURT AND FOUND THAT AMERICAN COMPANIES ARE NOT REGISTERED HERE IN KUWAIT AND LIED TO THE KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THE ACTUAL EXPAT PAY. I CAN SHOW ALOT OF PROOF THAT IS WHY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SPONSORSHIP TERMINATED.

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