[Kuwait] PAM shuts down 92 shops for labour law violations

The Director of the Labor Inspection Department at the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) Dr Fahad Al-Murad announced that 92 shops in one of the commercial complexes In Kuwait City have been closed for labour law violations, Arab Times reports.

Al-Anba daily carried coverage of the closures. Explaining the decision, Dr Al- Murad reportedly said article 10 of the labour law No. 6/2010 stipulates that “… employers shall not bring workers from outside the country or hire workers from inside the country then fail to provide them with employment at his own entity, or subsequently be found not to have an actual need for them…”.

The violators of article 10 of the law will be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years and/or a fine between KD 2,000 and KD 10,000 for each worker. In a press statement issued on the sidelines of an inspection tour of a commercial complex in the Hawally area, Dr Al-Murad said the Labor Inspection Department suspends the file if the shop is closed.

He explained that in the event that the employer fails to visit the department monitoring the labour inspection in the governorate to which they belong to verify their activity and his need for labour and submit documents proving this, the file is referred to the General Department for Investigations in preparation for filing a lawsuit against the employer. The General Department for Residency Affairs Investigation will then be addressed to take the necessary action against employers and employees.

The tour in Hawally Governorate will reportedly be a step towards taking measures against business owners who do not carry out their activities through the establishments for which manpower was recruited in all governorates, in implementation of the labour law and within the competencies of the department in following up the implementation of the articles and decisions implemented for it and apprehending violators.

Dr Al-Murad said, “The inspection teams are carrying out their work, and the inspection tours will be held continuously to monitor the violating employers. It was during these inspections that 92 shops were closed in a commercial complex. If it is verified that there is no existing shop, the file is suspended permanently and the violator is referred to the General Department for Investigations”.

The Director called on employers to update their data, if they move to a new facility, through PAM’s automated website or through the “Sahel” service. Dr Al-Murad praised the cooperation of the authorities concerned, including the General Department of Investigations and the General Department of Residency Affairs Investigations. 

Source: Arab Times

(Quotes via original reporting)

The Director of the Labor Inspection Department at the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) Dr Fahad Al-Murad announced that 92 shops in one of the commercial complexes In Kuwait City have been closed for labour law violations, Arab Times reports.

Al-Anba daily carried coverage of the closures. Explaining the decision, Dr Al- Murad reportedly said article 10 of the labour law No. 6/2010 stipulates that “… employers shall not bring workers from outside the country or hire workers from inside the country then fail to provide them with employment at his own entity, or subsequently be found not to have an actual need for them…”.

The violators of article 10 of the law will be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years and/or a fine between KD 2,000 and KD 10,000 for each worker. In a press statement issued on the sidelines of an inspection tour of a commercial complex in the Hawally area, Dr Al-Murad said the Labor Inspection Department suspends the file if the shop is closed.

He explained that in the event that the employer fails to visit the department monitoring the labour inspection in the governorate to which they belong to verify their activity and his need for labour and submit documents proving this, the file is referred to the General Department for Investigations in preparation for filing a lawsuit against the employer. The General Department for Residency Affairs Investigation will then be addressed to take the necessary action against employers and employees.

The tour in Hawally Governorate will reportedly be a step towards taking measures against business owners who do not carry out their activities through the establishments for which manpower was recruited in all governorates, in implementation of the labour law and within the competencies of the department in following up the implementation of the articles and decisions implemented for it and apprehending violators.

Dr Al-Murad said, “The inspection teams are carrying out their work, and the inspection tours will be held continuously to monitor the violating employers. It was during these inspections that 92 shops were closed in a commercial complex. If it is verified that there is no existing shop, the file is suspended permanently and the violator is referred to the General Department for Investigations”.

The Director called on employers to update their data, if they move to a new facility, through PAM’s automated website or through the “Sahel” service. Dr Al-Murad praised the cooperation of the authorities concerned, including the General Department of Investigations and the General Department of Residency Affairs Investigations. 

Source: Arab Times

(Quotes via original reporting)