Expatriates residents working in Kuwait should be earning a minimum monthly salary of KD2,500 ($8,310) to hire Filipino domestic workers and this clause will be included in the new standard contract that will need to be signed by employers and workers.
However, Kuwaiti nationals are not included in the new salary requirement clause as they already earn a minimum salary of more than KD1,500, and receive government subsidies for food and allowances, according to sources in the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait.
In January last year, the Philippines issued a ban on domestic workers travelling for work to Kuwait, after a Filipina maid in Kuwait was allegedly killed following abuse by her employers in late December.
The ban was lifted in February following discussions between the two governments and the implementation of a standard contract agreement.
