Safa Al-Hashem called for the country to stop sending aid to the Philippines Kuwait MP Safa Al-Hashem has blamed expats for the country’s diplomatic spat with the Philippines over the treatment of workers and called for foreigners to be banned from hiring maids in the country. Al-Hashem, the country’s only …
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Web Report Filed on February 9, 2018 | Last updated on February 9, 2018 at 05.11 pm <p*bs:!macro name=”/ads/sizmek-dfp-art-script” cachetime=”1440″> The maid has been working in Saudi Arabia since 2016 without compensation. A Filipino maid has alleged harassment was meted out to her by her employer and has sought the …
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Philippines’ Ambassador Renato Villa KUWAIT: The Philippines yesterday imposed a total ban on its workers bound to Kuwait. The ban, which took effect immediately, comes in the light of several reported cases of deaths, abuse and mistreatment, especially of domestic helpers. “The order is for a total ban of all …
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RIYADH: The Saudi public prosecutor’s office said yesterday it will recruit women as investigators for the first time, as the kingdom seeks to boost female employment under a reform plan for a post-oil era. “Vacancies are available in women’s positions on the staff of the public prosecution for the rank …
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MP Safa Al-Hashem Lawmaker slams Kuwaiti aid for Iraq reconstruction KUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem went into overdrive yesterday in her tirades and abnormal proposals that blame expats for almost every problem Kuwait faces. The lawmaker, who has been tirelessly trying to build her political popularity by criticizing expatriates, said she …
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Oman, Bahrain eyed as alternative host countries for OFWs repatriated from Kuwait Updated February 12, 2018, 11:11 AM By Genalyn Kabiling The government is eyeing Oman and Bahrain as alternative countries where overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) could be deployed after being repatriated from Kuwait. BACK FROM KUWAIT – OWWA welfare …
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Web Report/Muscat Filed on January 29, 2018 | Last updated on January 29, 2018 at 06.13 am (Alamy) Several industries are affected. Oman has temporarily halted issuing visas to hire expat workers in 87 job roles. The six-month hiring freeze was recently imposed by the country’s Ministry of Manpower. According …
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Philippines stops transfer of workers to Kuwait Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday the country had “lost four women” in Kuwait The Philippines on Friday halted the transfer of workers to Kuwait a day after the country’s president said employers had driven domestic staff to suicide. President Rodrigo …
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© Qazi Mehmood/AP/ People attend the funeral of a 7-year-old Pakistani girl who was raped and killed, in Kasur, Pakistan. Muslim custom decrees that the dead must be buried almost immediately. But the father of 7-year-old Zainab, who was raped and strangled last week, says he won’t bury her until her killer is …
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Kuwaiti husband kills Saudi wife following a domestic dispute © Provided by Step Platform DMCC In a domestic abuse case that is now going viral online, a Kuwaiti man killed his Saudi wife following a dispute, Al Qabas newspaper reported. The shocking murder took place on Friday in Kuwait’s Al …
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