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Initial Probe Reveals 70,000 Workers In Unregistered Firms
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PASS Reviews ‘Files’ Over Bogus Recruitment

KUWAIT CITY, July 25: Some 28,000 companies have yet to register under the automation system and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor is currently searching for the expatriate

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KUWAIT CITY, July 19: Head of Inspection team at Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Eng. Hussain Al-Mutairi revealed that the ministry closed the files of two companies for making their personnel work during the banned time between 12 noon and 4 pm, reports Alam Alyawm daily.

Kuwait: The ministry of social affairs and labor has completed the construction of the permanent shelter for expatriate workers who are facing problem with their sponsors, local daily reported.

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KUWAIT CITY, Jun 29: The head of Public Relations and Citizens Service Department at Civil Service Commission (CSC) Jassem Al-Ruwais says 5,141 citizens have applied for jobs through the automated recruitment system since the opening of registration for the 39 batch of applicants June 15, reports Al-Anba.

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KUWAIT: There have been varied reactions following the Interior Ministry’s decision to implement a new fee structure whereby expatriates have to pay KD 500 for the first issuance of driver licenses and KD 50 for each subsequent renewal. 

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KUWAIT: The number of residency violators in Kuwait reached 103,000 as of Sunday, dropping from 116,000 recorded a few months earlier when the Ministry of Interior launched a series of wide scale crackdowns that are continuing throughout the country.

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Kuwait: Expatriates in Kuwait sent a total of $ 50.7 billion to their relatives back home from 2006 to 2010, local daily reported quoting sources.

Sources revealed results of financial study conducted recently showed that foreigners in Saudi Arabia have the highest amount of total remittance among their counterpart in the GCC within the above mentioned period with $ 112.2 billion; while Kuwait was ranked second.

HH The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Received At Bayan Palace The Vice-Chairman Of The Board Of Trustees Of The Tour Of Hope Faisal Mohamamd Al-Hajji, And The Council Members

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KUWAIT: The Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Ahmad Al-Rujaib issued a ministerial decision regulating the process of changing domestic iqamas into work permits in the private sector, taking the interior ministry rules into consideration. A statement said the decision has three conditions, including that the transfer should be for the same employer and that the helper should have had the iqama before May 1. The decision is in effect from June 1 until Nov 30.

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KUWAIT: In continuation of security inspection campaigns on illegal residents and violators of residency laws, a special inspection campaign was launched at dawn yesterday at Amghara scrap market. The campaign resulted in the arrest of 338 expatriates, including illegal residents in violation of residency laws, absconding domestic labourers and 12 people wanted for alcohol and drug trading. All suspects were referred to the relevant authorities.