Almost three years after the Philippine authorities determined to halt the deployment of recent home employees to Kuwait and prohibit recruitment to these with earlier expertise within the Gulf area, indicators of a breakthrough are rising.
Bassam Al-Shammari, a specialist in home employee affairs, revealed that the problem is near being resolved, paving the way in which for Manila to renew sending new home employees to Kuwait for the primary time in a number of years.
Al-Shammari advised Al-Jarida that the “tangible enchancment witnessed within the home labor market on a number of ranges — notably the federal government’s seriousness in facilitating labor complaints, making certain their swift decision, activating shelters for employees, and safeguarding their rights — has positively influenced discussions on reopening the Filipino home employee file.”
He added that the long-awaited determination is anticipated to materialize inside the first quarter of 2026, marking the formal resumption of recent Filipino home employee deployments to Kuwait.
170,000 Filipino Home Employees in Kuwait
Al-Shammari famous that Filipino home employees represent a good portion of the sector, representing about 45 p.c of the entire home workforce in Kuwait — roughly 170,000 employees.
Traditionally, first-time Filipino employees have accounted for round 70 p.c of recent hires.
He emphasised that the recognition of Filipino employees amongst Kuwaiti and expatriate households stems from their robust communication expertise, excessive instructional requirements, and familiarity with native customs and traditions.
Proposal: Wage Funds By way of Banks
Al-Shammari additionally proposed that the related authorities — primarily the Ministry of Inside and the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) — undertake a brand new mechanism for paying home employees’ salaries by means of native banks.
He urged integrating these funds into PAM’s automated system to allow direct financial institution transfers, just like the procedures utilized to personal sector workers.
In line with Al-Shammari, “this step would resolve the problem of irregular or delayed wage funds, defend employees’ rights, and guarantee transparency within the employer-employee relationship,” noting that PAM already takes authorized measures in opposition to employers who fail to fulfill cost obligations.
He careworn that implementing this technique would considerably scale back the variety of salary-related complaints presently obtained by the authorities.