The Public Authority for Manpower refuses to renew work permits for non-graduate expatriates who are 60 years and above because their health insurance policies are issued by companies that are not listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange and not approved by the Insurance Regulatory Unit (IRU).
Informed sources told Al-Qabas days after resolving the issue of insurance policy to renew the work permits for this category of expatriates PAM refused to accept the documents issued by the unlisted insurance companies, and stuck to its previous decision (to accept the documents from 11 companies approved by the IRU).
PAM said it is committed to implementing the decision of its board of directors until a decision is issued to amend and cancel the condition of not accepting the insurance documents issued by unlisted companies.
In the meantime, the sources expect another circular to be issued this week to the labor administrations, allowing the non-graduates sixties category to transfer within the private sector, as it was in the past.
The sources added this category of people who have families in the country and children with Article 18 residence can transfer from the private sector to the family sector after obtaining a waiver from the company.
