Dirty Dinar

Here is another article from Kuwait Times, this one dealing with the number of Kuwaitis waiting to be employed by the government.

Every year unemployed people register to be placed in public sector jobs. If a person has not found a place after a period of six months from the registration date the government will pay out a monthly stipend until employment. Because of the high demand for government jobs, the Civil Service Commission encourages nationals to go into the private sector. However the longer vacation days and shorter work days are favored by many in their decision to apply for a public sector placement.

KUWAIT: The Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Abdul Aziz Al-Zaben recently announced that Kuwaiti citizens registered on waiting lists for government employment totaled 20,225. He said that great efforts were being exerted to reduce the waiting time and expedite employment procedures.

He added that CSC’s main task was to provide job opportunities for Kuwaitis in both the government and private sectors in coordination with the manpower and the government restructuring program. He noted that the CSC worked hard on restructuring manpower in an attempt to combat unemployment among citizens as well as decrease demand on government jobs.

We do our best to encourage national labor to work for the private sector,” he said. He pointed out that such an aim could only be achieved through holding special training programs to qualify citizens to work in certain professions. He said that other activities would include surveying the labor market through coordination with the manpower and government restructuring program.

He added that the CSC also cooperates with various government establishments and sends reports directly to the Cabinet every six months if any violations were detected in any of the offices. When asked to name a government sector employing the largest number of Kuwaiti employees, he said it was the Ministry of Education.

Published Date: January 07, 2008