Breakthrough in domestic workers' return to Kuwait
Kuwaitis are eager to welcome back domestic workers as some coronavirus restrictions are lifted.
Many Kuwaiti families and businesses have been suffering from the shortage of domestic workers and employees for several months now due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Domestic workers have played a fundamental role in the lives of Kuwaitis for a long time. Cleaners, nannies, chefs, gardeners and those helping Kuwaiti women with shopping have become an essential part of the Kuwaiti lifestyle.
The head of the Kuwait Union for Domestic Labor Offices, Khaled Al-Dakhnan, announced some progress in the issue of domestic workers’ return to Kuwait. Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, Kuwait has deported hundreds of workers who remained in the country illegally and suspended flights to and from Kuwait airport for more than a year. The deported workers have not been replaced, leading to a shortage of domestic workers.
“The first batch of Indian domestic helpers are set to arrive in the country within 10 days — the first group after the deportations more than a year ago,” Dakhnan told Al-Monitor.
