KUWAIT: The General Authority for Manpower said it is currently working on a number of projects that are aimed at developing the labor market in the private sector and facilitating national competencies to engage in it. The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Talal Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, is keen to empower young people, create new opportunities for them in the labor market, and stimulate the local economy, Manpower said in a statement.

It stated that the approval of the Council of Ministers during its weekly meeting to grant the social allowance (employment support) to entrepreneurs is based on the directives of the First Deputy Prime Minister, which is “one of the reform steps to amend demographics and develop the labor market in Kuwait”.

It noted that the decision came in fulfillment of the vision of Kuwait, which is aimed at increasing the percentage of employment in the private sector by urging and motivating citizens to go into entrepreneurship through free and micro-projects.

The decision came in order to create new opportunities for young Kuwaitis, develop a stimulating climate for creativity and innovation, and create a competitive work environment that encourages the youths to go into self-employment and makes it easier for them to start doing business.

A manpower official thanked the Minister of Commerce and Industry and the Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Mohammed Al-Aiban, for issuing the decision to organize the issuance of licenses of a special nature, which in turn will contribute to developing the country’s business environment. - KUNA