By Favour Ulebor
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified reports alleging that the Government of Kuwait imposed a ban on the recruitment of Nigerian domestic workers, saying the reports do not accurately reflect the current situation.
In a statement signed by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, on Saturday, the ministry explained that the issue stems from an earlier decision by the Embassy of Nigeria in Kuwait City to suspend the recruitment and deployment of Nigerian domestic workers to Kuwait pending the resolution of concerns over their welfare and working conditions.
The ministry stressed that the matter was not a fresh restriction introduced by the Kuwaiti authorities but a continuation of measures previously adopted by the Nigerian mission in Kuwait.
The clarification follows reports published by several international media outlets in June indicating that Kuwait had restricted the recruitment of domestic workers from 27 countries, including Nigeria, under new labour regulations issued by the country’s Interior Ministry.
