Kenya Among 26 Countries Banned from Domestic Worker Recruitment by Kuwait

Kuwait has banned the recruitment of domestic workers from Kenya and 25 other countries under new labour recruitment regulations aimed at restructuring the country’s domestic labour sector.

Under the new directive, Kuwait will only allow recruitment of domestic workers from countries including South Africa, Benin, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam and Nepal.

Senegal is also included among approved countries, though recruitment from there is limited to male workers only.

Authorities said recruitment procedures will be processed through the respective governorates.

Kuwait Restricts Domestic Jobs for Kenyans Under New Rules

The Interior Ministry said the changes were based on recommendations and observations from several government bodies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, and the Public Authority for Manpower.

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Meanwhile, the circular was distributed to residency affairs departments and service centres and reportedly took effect two days after its issuance.

Kuwait said the updated regulations are part of broader efforts to strengthen oversight of the domestic labour sector and improve administrative controls governing recruitment processes.

The government noted that the reforms are intended to streamline recruitment and ensure better regulation of the labour movement into the country.

List of Countries Banned

According to the circular, the list includes affected countries such as Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Togo, Malawi, Chad, Djibouti, Niger, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.

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Other countries included Cabo Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of the Congo.

The  Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Angola, Madagascar and Bhutan were also affected.

However, some of the restrictions apply specifically to female domestic workers, while the recruitment of male workers remains permitted in certain cases.

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