MP Dr. Abdullah Al-Turaiji said has submitted a draft law to amend Article No. 51 of Law No. 68/2015 for domestic workers.
The proposal stipulates that the domestic worker who escapes from his/her sponsor must pay for the return fare to his/her home country.
This is in addition to subjecting the runaway worker and the one who shelters this worker to pay 2 dinars for each day from the date the absconding report was filed with the police.
The proposal stipulates the following:
Article One stipulates when the domestic worker escapes, the Ministry of Interior must deport the worker at his/her own expense or the ticket money must be paid by the party which sheltered the worker or the recruitment office if the worker escapes during the probation period.
This clause is clearly mentioned in both Arabic and English in the contract signed between the employer and the domestic worker.
Article Two of the proposed draft law calls on the Prime Minister and ministers – each in his own capacity – to implement this law
The explanatory note states Law No. 68 of 2015 for domestic workers was issued to regulate the process of recruiting domestic workers in Kuwait, and in view of the increasing cases of ‘runaways’ and the failure of the worker and the one who shelters him/her to bear the responsibility this amendment has been submitted to hold the worker and the person who shelters him/her responsible.
The escape clause is also clearly mentioned in both Arabic and English.
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