Return plan of Domestic Workers from Abroad
The Council
of Ministers reviewed, in its special session today, the recommendation of the
Ministerial Committee for Corona Emergency concerning the proposed plan for the
return of domestic workers, as the Council of Ministers listened to a visual
presentation conducted by H.E. President of Directorate General of Civil
Aviation Sheikh/ Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, and the officials
of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation about the details of the special
procedures for the return of domestic workers from abroad under the compulsory
quarantine system of two weeks period in accordance with health requirements in
the State of Kuwait. The plan is divided into two main parts, the first
technical part relates to travel and covers the procedures that begin from the
point where the sponsor access the electronic platform "Belsalama" to
insert the data requesting the return of the domestic worker from abroad to the
State Kuwait, until the worker completes the exit procedures from the terminal
at Kuwait International Airport, while the second part concerns the technical
and financial matters pertaining to the quarantine procedures and the necessary
services from the time the worker leaves Kuwait International Airport and transporting
him/her to the health quarantine residence as well as all the logistical
services for transportation, nutrition, provision of healthy housing and
medical examinations mandatory according to the requirements of the Ministry of
Health.
The
presentation also covered the phases of the plan and the programming of
countries. The Council of Ministers decided to mandate the concerned authorities
to conclude fulfilment of the legal aspects and detailed procedures necessary
to execute the plan in preparation for initiating its implementation as early
as possible.
The Council
of Ministers conveyed its earnest thanks and gratitude for the efforts exerted by
the employees of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in coordination with
the concerned authorities to prepare the plan for the return of domestic
workers from abroad in accordance with the preventive requirements of the Ministry
of Health.
