Kuwait ... a government vision to deport 360,000 expatriates to address demographic imbalances
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In the Parliamentary Human Resources Development Committee meeting, the Kuwaiti government presented a comprehensive vision to address demographic imbalances, which included short-term, medium and long-term solutions.
The government vision was well received by parliament.
According to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai, today, Monday, the government vision included the deportation of 360,000 immigrants in the short term, including 120,000 violating workers, 150,000 illiterate workers, and 90,000 over 60 years of age.
As for the medium and long term, the government has identified strategic directions and executive programs to address the imbalances in the demographic composition, which are based on four foundations: localization of the government and private sector, development of human capital, smart recruitment of expatriate workers, technology employment and digital transformation. And she stressed that "demographic imbalances have security, social, economic, cultural and urban dimensions."
The committee's rapporteur, Representative Osama Al-Shaheen, stated that "all Gulf countries suffer from a high percentage of foreign workers in their labor markets, at an average of 4.82%."
He added that during the 15 years from 2005 to 2020, the growth rate of the Kuwaiti population was 55%, while the growth of expatriates reached 100%, according to the data of the government report on the demographics.