Kuwait
Kuwait reduces recruitment fees for domestic workers
Kuwait issued a decision to reduce the recruitment cost for domestic workers hired through recruitment agencies to 890 Kuwaiti dinars, local media reported.
The fee has been reduced by 100 Kuwaiti dinars, as the set price for all recruitment agencies was 990 Kuwaiti dinars prior to the decision.
As for those that are hired directly by the employer, the recruitment cost is set at 390 Kuwaiti dinars, which includes the ticket price and institutional quarantine.
To ensure transparency, the Assistant Undersecretary for Commercial Control and Consumer Protection, Eid Al Rashidi, urged all citizens and residents to report any increase of price via the 135 hotline or the complaints department WhatsApp number (55135135).
