Indians top list of expats quitting the labor market in Kuwait; 168,000 expats left in 9 months – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Indians top list of expats quitting the labor market in Kuwait; 168,000 expats left in 9 months – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 8: The number of domestic workers decreased by 9% by about 60,385 male and female workers, bringing their number to 608,230 male and female workers by the end of September 2021, compared to 668,615 thousand male and female workers at the beginning of the same year. In this category the Indians ranked first followed by the Sri Lankans, then the Filipinos, Bangladeshis and Nepalese. The labor market witnessed an increase by citizens, as 17,511 male and female citizens entered the labor market during the first 9 months of 2021, increasing their numbers by 4.3% to 424,180, compared to 406,670 on the first of January 2021. The Syrian community also witnessed an increase among foreign workers in Kuwait, as their numbers increased by 1.5%, to reach 63,279 on September 30, compared to 62,300 Syrians on January 1, 2021.

The Indians topped the migrant workers leaving the labor market – 48,000 male and female workers left the labor market – and their numbers fell from 499,400 to 451,380, an overall decrease of about 10 percent; the Egyptians took the second place as their numbers fell by more than 5 percent from 482,000 to 456,600 during the first 9 months