A recent fire in Kuwait has brought to light significant issues associated with the Kafala system, highlighting its impact on migrant workers’ safety and rights.
About Kafala system:
- The Kafala system is a set of laws and policies prevalent in many West Asian countries, particularly within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
- It emerged in the 1950s to manage the relationship between employers and migrant workers.
- Functionality: Under this system, the responsibility for migrant workers, including their ability to enter, reside, work, or leave the host country, is delegated to their employers.
- Purpose: The system was designed to facilitate temporary, rotating labor that could be quickly imported during economic booms and equally rapidly expelled during economic downturns.
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