Kuwait Airways doubles number of direct flights from Philippines – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Kuwait Airways doubles number of direct flights from Philippines – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Domestic labor market expected to witness a breakthrough

KUWAIT CITY, May 30: The domestic labor market is expected to witness a breakthrough in terms of the number of domestic workers hired from the Philippines; especially after Kuwait Airways Corporation doubled the number of direct flights from Manila recently, reports Al-Jarida daily. Chairman of Kuwait Union of Domestic Labor Offices (KUDLO) Khaled Al-Dakhnan revealed that the union is in direct and continuous contact with the officials in charge of the ‘Belsalamah' platform to ensure that the number of direct flights transporting domestic workers from the Philippines will increase from two to five per month in order to address the acute shortage of workers. He pointed out the domestic labor market has been suffering for about 18 months due to the suspension of the recruitment process. He affirmed that this week and in the next two weeks, the local recruitment offices will start receiving a large number of domestic workers from the Philippines.