The Ministry of Interior has written to the Ministry of Health to examine domestic workers wishing to work in Kuwait to be tested for mental illnesses at the approved medical centers in their countries before they are allowed to work in Kuwait.

According to local daily Al-Anba newspaper report, Interior Ministry said this step is taken to ensure domestic workers do not suffer from psychological or mental illnesses before they are given work permits due to the sensitivity and gravity of the situation and the nature of the work.

The Interior Ministry said this is necessitated following a change in behavior of domestic workers since a huge number of them suffer from psychological problems.