KUWAIT CITY, Sept 12: The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has confirmed the expiration of Ministerial Resolution No. (6) of 2024, which permitted the transfer of domestic workers to the private sector.

In an official statement, the authority emphasized that the resolution, which was enacted earlier this year, is no longer in effect. The expiration marks the end of a policy that allowed domestic workers to move from household employment to roles within the private sector under specific conditions.

The authority did not specify whether a new resolution or extension would be introduced to address future transfers.

The private sector has seen the addition of 55,000 domestic workers who transitioned from Article 20 to Article 18, following the two months announced by the Residency Affairs Sector of the Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the Public Authority for Manpower. This transition, which began on July 14 and concluded on September 12, was carried out following Ministerial Resolution No. 6 of 2024.

The Ministry of Interior’s Residency Affairs Sector successfully processed 55,000 requests to transfer domestic workers to the private sector during this time. This move is expected to significantly address the labor shortage in the local market by providing much-needed workers.

The opportunity for domestic workers to make this transition was guided by directives from the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef. His decision to grant a grace period for those wishing to transfer domestic workers to the private sector aimed to assist companies and institutions in obtaining local workers and benefiting from their availability within the country.