KUWAIT: Aninformed source at the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said results of the firstyear of implementation of the government's the replacement plan resulted interminating the contracts of 2,799 expatriates from various ministries andstate departments. These results were to evaluate the first year of the plan inimplementation of the CSC decision, Al-Anbaa reported yesterday, quoting thesource. He revealed that the education ministry topped the list of ministriesin implementing this policy by terminating 1,507 expats during the first year -54 percent of the total of 2,799. The awqaf and Islamic affairs ministry wassecond by terminating 436 expats at 16 percent.
The source said thereplacement plan requires the termination of 41,741 expats who are still atwork, adding that the number of expats in ministries varies, as there are31,171 expats in the education ministry and the number goes down graduallyuntil it ends with four expats at the secretariat general of the awqafministry. The oil ministry is 100 percent 'Kuwaitized' as no expats are workingthere.
The number ofnon-Kuwaitis working in the government whose contracts ended on July 1, 2018 inimplementation of the replacement policy 2017/2018 are as follows: EducationMinistry: 1,507; Awqaf Ministry: 436; Health Ministry: 273; Ministry ofElectric Water: 158, Interior Ministry: 155; Justice Ministry: 62; Council ofMinisters: 50; Public Works Ministry: 40; Information Ministry: 35; CivilService Commission: 20; Social Affairs Ministry: 14; Finance Ministry: 11;Foreign Ministry: 11; Defense Ministry: 6; Higher Education Ministry: 4;Services Ministry: 3; Fatwa and Legislation Department: 3; National Council forCulture, Arts and Letters : 2; State Ministry for Youth: 2; Central StatisticalBureau: 2; General Secretariatof Supreme Council forPlanning and Development: 2; General CustomsDepartment: 2; Commerce and Industry Ministry: 1.
According toCentral Service Commission (CSC) statistics, the total number of unemployedcitizens is 13,523 - 3,540 males (26.18 percent) and 9,983 females (73.82percent), reported Al-Anbaa daily, noting that 45.66 percent have been joblessfor over 12 months, while only 10.31 percent have been unemployed for 6 to 12months, which strongly indicates a drop in unemployment compared to previousyears.
Meanwhile,Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Economic AffairsHind Al-Sabeeh told Al-Qabas daily that the total number of citizens workingfor the private sector and receiving national labor support allowances is59,802 until last September.
Sabeeh added thataccording to the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program, citizensworking for the private sector include 8,716 managers, 3,059 heads ofdepartments, 2,562 supervisors, 2,310 secretaries, 415 mandoubs(representatives), 218 in safety and security, 205 storekeepers, 167 mechanics,165 electricians, 155 light vehicle drivers, 128 security guards, 78 cashiers,62 electrical technicians, 38 hairdressers, 31 maintenance technicians and 20operators.