A domestic worker, who was hired to a Kuwaiti household and did not complete the two-year contract, was not required to pay compensation to her sponsor, according to a ruling by the Court of Appeal, Al Jarida reported.
The court stated that the Labor Recruitment Law did not stipulate an employer is entitled to compensation from a domestic worker who absconds or is unwilling to continue working for the sponsor, and noted that forcing the domestic worker to fulfill their term mentioned in the contract is considered modern forced labor or slavery. Also mentioned was that civilized societies have such laws to fight against this practice.
The citizen had filed a lawsuit against the worker because she ran away from the house, and he requested the court to oblige her to continue working according to the contract, or provide him compensation for failing to fulfill the contract obligations. However, the court rejected the case for not submitting the contract.
The court said that the law does not mention that an employer should receive compensation after the six-month guarantee period expires, or the domestic worker has to pay her own travel costs instead of the sponsor. There is a balance between the rights and duties of both parties emphasised in the law.
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