Workers stranded abroad due to flight restrictions and whose visas have expired can claim their monetary dues and ensure their labor rights from their employer through a special Power of Attorney. Disclosing this, the spokesperson for the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), Director of the Public Relations and Media Department, Aseel Mazyad, said that an expatriate worker whose residency has expired while outside the country can file a labor lawsuit through a special attorney with proof of his rights and entitlements.
This is especially important for expats who are unable to return in light of the airport closures around the world, and the enforcement of total and partial lockdown in the country for months. She indicated that the non-renewal of a work permit is a “matter between the worker and the employer”, and pointed out that “visa renewal is subject to the legal regulations mentioned in the law and is subject to the desire of both parties together, and one party cannot impose it on another party unilaterally.” On a related note, Ms. Mazyad provided the latest statistics on the workforce transactions through the new online Ashal platform launched by PAM on 12 January.
She revealed that since its launch, the system has renewed the residences of 40,000 workers and 32,387 companies benefited from its services. She noted that PAM has added nine new services to the Ashal platform, including updating the license data service, requesting the transfer of a work permit to a new employer, approving transfer requests, adding a new license, updating the contact information of the authorized signatory, transferring a license between files, classifying a license as a small business, and requesting the cancellation of a license registered on the system.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced the launch of an online sponsorship transfer service, from one sponsor to another for Article (18) private sector at the MoI website (www.moi.gov.kw). The new service is a continuation of the many online services launched by the ministry with the aim of facilitating services and simplifying procedures provided by the ministry’s various sectors to citizens and expats.
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