A total of 163,686 work permits were issued in Kuwait last year, which is an increase of 25,253 compared to year 2012. Local daily, quoting source from Manpower Public Authority reported that most of those work permits (80,385) had been issued by the government projects department while the Capital department came second by issuing 32,761 work permits. The sources added that 6,012 work permits were issued by the Hawally work permits department, 8,324 were issued in Farwaniya, 18,536 in Ahmadi, 16,729 in Jahra and 939 were issued in Mubarak Al-Kabeer.

However the expats joined in private sector recorded a decrease in number last year compared to previous year. 323,390 expats joined the private sector, which is 141,474 less than the numbers registered in 2012.

The daily also reported that in the year 2013, a total of 13,200 labour complaints were received by the authority in which 2,925 of them had been settled amicably, while 2,928 were referred to court, 4,328 were written off and 2,992 were still pending investigation.