Ref: Kalau pekerja asing tidak bisa membayar KD 50,—kemungkinan besar mereka ini tidak punya uang, karena gaji tidak dibayar oleh majikan.
http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2012/09/08/86000-face-travel-ban/ 86,000 face travel ban KUWAIT: Nearly 86,000 individuals in Kuwait face a travel ban as per Interior Ministry records, a local daily reported yesterday. The figures were provided by security sources and includes the names of 42,000 citizens and 44,000 Indian, Bangladeshi, Egyptian, Syrian, Lebanese, Pakistani, Filipino, Nepalese and Ethiopian nationals. The Ministry of Interior imposes travel bans on individuals against whom court rulings have been passed. Failure to pay dues is the most common reason why travel bans are imposed in Kuwait, according to sources. ‘Having an unpaid debt or fine of KD 50 or even less leads to an individual being barred from traveling,’ sources told Al-Qabas. A travel ban can easily be reversed by paying the amount at the airport or land border checkpoint ‘as long as the individual does not face legal charges,’ sources added. The number of people facing travel bans reached 88,000 as of last June, according to statistics published in the same newspaper. ++++ http://www.english-online.at/news-articles/business-economy/kuwait-abused-domestic-worker.htm Kuwait's Abused Domestic Workers With its large oil reserves and a small population Kuwait is one of the richest countries in the world. It has a population of about 3 million. Over 600,000 domestic workers come from Asian countries , mostly Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines. These foreign workers are not protected by Kuwaiti law. Many of them are treated badly by their employers. Domestic workers tell stories of abuse, beatings and other types of bad treatment. In many cases, they do not get paid for their work, have to work for months without a day off , or are not allowed to visit family members in their home countries. Sometimes they do not get food or medical care . Although many of them have complained about such bad treatment there is nobody in Kuwait who can help them. The government says they have no reports of migrant workers being badly treated. Human Rights Watch has demanded that the Kuwaiti government give domestic workers better protection from employers who abuse them [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
