Embassy Open House on ‘Recruitment and Welfare of Indian Domestic Workers'

Sunday, June 26, 2022

An Open House with Indian Ambassador Shri Sibi George will be held on Wednesday, 29 June 2022 at Embassy of India at 6:00 pm on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation on the Recruitment of Domestic Workers signed between India and Kuwait during the visit of Hon’ble External Affairs of India to Kuwait in June 2021, which has now been implemented.

The MoU brings the Indian Domestic Workers in Kuwait within the ambit of a legal framework which streamlines their recruitment and provides them with protection of law. It introduces an Employment Contract which ensures the rights and obligations of both the employer and the Domestic Workers including by endeavoring to establish a mechanism for 24 hours assistance to Domestic Workers. It provides for establishment of a Joint Committee for periodic review and assessment and to follow up the implementation of the MoU which will conduct annual meetings.

All Indian nationals in Kuwait are invited to participate in the Open House.

Those who wish to raise specific issues may please send their queries in advance with full name as in Passport, Passport Number, CIVIL ID Number and contact number and address in Kuwait, by email to [email protected].

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