The Expatriate

What is human right? Is it available in Kuwait? Or do you need to pay a hefty price so that you can avail of the basic human right?

Human right according to Amnesty International USA is “basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or language, or other status. Human rights are protected and upheld by international and national laws and treaties”.

That is missing here in Kuwait. Expatriates are mostly treated unfairly by the authorities as well as the ordinary citizens. Kuwaitis think they are created superior to other nationalities.

Because of this, the Kuwait Human Rights Society (KHRS) received many complaints related to the deportation of huge numbers of expatriate workers whose names were registered with fake companies. The Kuwait Government should take steps to counter the establishment of fake companies and end human trafficking.

Expatriates sacrificed a lot to be able to work in Kuwait. The responsibility for violations in the issuance of their residency permits should not be blamed on the Expatriates. This should fall in the head of the traffickers.

The Kuwait Government should take steps to ensure that the expatriates are treated humanely and valid residency permits should be issued under their previous company or could obtain work with, as stated by KHRS.

What do you think about it? Have you worked in Kuwait before? Ask your friends specially those who worked as domestic helpers and they will tell you if human rights is for the Expatriates? Do you want to test the Kuwait market?