From the day the decision was issued by the Public Authority for Manpower not to renew the residence permit of those 60 years and above, this category of people have been at the receiving end physically and mentally and in the midst of all this the issue rides the rough weather.
The sources told Al-Rai Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr Abdullah Al-Salman, has asked the head of Fatwa and Legislation Department of the Council of Ministers, Counselor Salah Al-Masad to send one of its legal advisors to attend the upcoming meeting of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) which was to meet last Sunday but failed to show up.
Sources now say there is an official trend to generalize health insurance. It is mandatory for all expatriates over 60 years of age, regardless of their qualifications or graduation certificates, so as not to burden the government health sector with as a result of which services provided to the citizens are affected. According to the new format the fees for renewal will remain the same but they will to acquire private health insurance.
The sources expect this issue to be resolved soon with the approval of the Board of Directors to cancel the ‘sixty decision’ previously issued by Director-General Ahmed Al-Mousa, and will issue a new decision, most likely to renew the work permit for this segment provided they have health insurance from any local insurance company.
Moreover, the daily disclosed the Kuwait labor market lost 253,233 migrant workers between June 2020 and June 2021, a majority of them from the private sector (205,050 workers), followed by the domestic sector 41,202, while the government sector lost 6,981 workers.
A report issued by the Kuwait Society for Human Rights stated from March to August 2021, “Government institutions terminated the services of 2,089 migrant workers, while 10,780 Kuwaiti employees were appointed during the same period.”
