Foreign Workers in Kuwait: Implications for the Kuwaiti Labor Force

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 815-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasra M. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Manual Work ◽  
Foreign Nationals ◽  
The Government

Foreign nationals comprise 60 percent of the population and 78 percent of the labor force in Kuwait. The government there seeks to reduce the dependancy on foreign workers and is designing several policies to attain this goal. Structural analysis of the labor force indicates that 62 percent of Kuwaiti males are concentrated in administrative and service occupations while their percentage in sales and production work has declined during 1970–80. This demonstrates the need for reorienting educational/training programs and changing Kuwaiti attitudes towards manual work to ensure the realization of the “Kuwaitization” process, and balance the nationals with foreign nationals.

Kuwaiti anti-expat rhetoric could deter incomers

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
Foreign Nationals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Foreign Labour ◽  
International Image ◽  
Gulf States ◽  
The Government

Subject Anti-expatriate sentiment in Kuwait. Significance Some Kuwaiti nationals are increasingly hostile to the presence of foreign nationals, who constitute two-thirds of the population. Certain vocal MPs are calling to reduce their number and tax those that remain. By contrast, the government is considering labour law reforms to assist expatriates: preventing visa sponsors from holding foreign workers’ passports and tackling the trade in their visas. Impacts The persistent demographic imbalance will stoke further anti-expatriate rhetoric. Kuwait, in common with some other Gulf states, will suffer an international image problem regarding foreign labour. Without tackling the inadequacies of the Kuwaiti labour force, the emirate will remain heavily dependent on foreign workers.

Is Xenophobic Violence and Criminality Systemic in Post-Apartheid South Africa? A Critical Analysis of Growing Denialism to 2015 Incidents

Politeia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mbekezeli Comfort Mkhize ◽  
Kongko Louis Makau
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Hate Crime ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Foreign Nationals ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Structural Problems ◽  
The Government

This article argues that the 2015 xenophobic violence was allowed to spread due to persistent inaction by state officials. While the utterances of King Goodwill Zwelithini have in part fuelled the attacks, officials tend to perceive acts of xenophobia as ordinary crimes. This perception has resulted in ill-advised responses from the authorities, allowing this kind of hate crime against foreign nationals to engulf the whole country. In comparison with similar attacks in 2008, the violent spree in 2015 is characterised by a stronger surge in criminal activities. The militancy showcased fed a sense of insecurity amongst foreigners, creating a situation inconsistent with the country’s vaunted respect for human rights and the rule of law. Investors lost confidence in the country’s outlook, owing in part to determined denialism in government circles regarding the targeting of foreigners. While drawing from existing debates, the article’s principal objective is to critically examine the structural problems that enable xenophobia to proliferate and the (in)effectiveness of responses to the militancy involved in the 2015 attacks. Of particular interest are the suggested responses that could be effective in curbing future violence. The article concludes that xenophobia is systemic in post-apartheid South Africa. Strong cooperation between the government, national and international organisations could provide the basis for successful anti-xenophobia measures. The article further argues that the country is obliged to find a sustainable solution to the predicament for humanitarian reasons firstly, and in recognition of the support South Africans received from its African counterparts during the liberation struggle.

IMPACT ANALYSIS OF HEC- BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY TEACHERS IN PAKISTAN

2012 ◽  
Vol 01 (06) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Khalid Hussain Shaikh ◽  
Ikhtiar Ahmed Ghumro ◽  
Asif Ali Shah ◽  
Faiz M. Shaikh ◽  
Tahira Afridi
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Instructional Activities ◽  
Teacher Aides ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

The current research investigates the HEC based training for the University teachers in Pakistan and its impact on the performance on University teachers. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Pakistan seeks to improve the quality of teaching by University teachers. The Commission has initiated different forms of training according to the areas of expertise in order to improve skills and impact on the performance of University teachers. HEC based training plays a crucial role in the personal development among the University Teachers in Pakistan. Survey was conducted from 200 University teachers who have recently got training from HEC skill development or professional development training from HEC from all provinces. Structural questionnaire was design for reliability and accuracy the data. Analysis and evaluation was done by using GENSTAT statistical software. Major findings of the study showed that training should be provided according to discipline and more interactive training should be design for the University teachers. It was revealed that HEC based training not only equipped with knowledge but also improving the confidence level of the University teacher. Moreover due to the government policies, rules and regulations, such as introduction of the Tenure Track System, the and hiring the foreign faculty in various all Public sector universities it also has impact on the performance of students in job market. It revealed that teacher training was beneficial for professional development as well as for teaching performance. It also suggested that improved knowledge, skills and attitudes was necessary for the teacher aides to support the teaching program and facilitate learning and communication. It was further revealed that effective teacher aides required competencies in broad areas of human relations, instructional activities, non-instructional activities, and basic skills. The study concluded that basic and advanced level training is necessary for future training programs in Pakistan and 190 respondents responded to the questionnaires, by producing 95.0% response rate. Among which 70 % were male respondents and 30% were female respondents

An Analysis of Agriculture Sector of Inclusive Growth in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
P Chennakrishnan ◽  
D Thenmozhi
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Rural Infrastructure ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Independence Era ◽  
The Government

Agriculture remains the dominant supporter of the Indian populace. The thriving industry and service sectors depend on the agricultural sector for their development. The inter-linkage among the three sectors could not be undermined at any cost. It is the massive absorbent of the labor force even though the disguised unemployment exists in varied magnitude. The share of agriculture to the GDP has come down from 57.7% in 1950-51 to 32.2% in 1990-91 at the time of liberalization, 24.6% in 2000-2001, 15.7% in 2009-2010 then 17%. In the post-independence era, stagnant production, low productivity, traditional technology, and poor rural infrastructure were the major challenges for the Government. India is principally an agricultural country. The agriculture sector estimates 18.0% of the GDP and employs 52% of the total workforce. There is a continuous steady decay in its presence towards the GDP, and the agriculture sector is losing its shine and anchor position in the Indian economy. The problems with which the Indian agricultural scenario is charged in present times are many. Still, this in no way undermines the interest of the sector and the role it can play in the holistic and inclusive growth of the country. Agriculture is fundamental for the sustenance of an economy, as is food for a human being.

Chinese construction worker reluctance toward vocational skill training

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-171
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Wang ◽  
Xincheng Wang ◽  
Yu Huang
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Labor Management ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technological Level ◽  
The Government ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThough most construction workers in China possess minimal skillset, they are reluctant to attend vocational skill training sponsored by the government or enterprises. This paper aims to examine their willingness to attend the training from workers’ individual perspectives.Design/methodology/approachThe authors interviewed 492 construction workers on topics concerning their age, education, work tenure, technological level, daily wages, apprenticeship duration, apprentice channels and training experience; this information was then logistically analyzed to reveal if it influences construction workers’ willingness to attend training courses.FindingsThe results show that in a variety of possible influencing factors, technological level, apprenticeship duration and education are the most significant ones that affect construction workers’ willingness to attend vocational training. Technological level makes the greatest contribution to workers’ willingness to attend training, yet the effect of training experience and daily wages is minimal.Practical implicationsTo achieve sustainability in construction labor management, it is important to shed light on what influences worker’s willingness to attend training programs and take some efficient steps to address these issues.Originality/valueThis paper provides a new insight into the workers’ willingness to attend vocational skill training programs in the Chinse construction industry and suggests some practical implications for professionals and policymakers. Furthermore, the findings could prove valuable to other countries or industries, especially those sharing similarities to the Chinese construction industry.

scholarly journals Contemporary Indonesian GDP: Context of Analysis at Unemployment, Labor Force and Poor People

2021 ◽  
pp. 143-154
Author(s):  
Erwin Kurniawan A. ◽  
Muhammad Awaluddin ◽  
Fitriadi Fitriadi ◽  
Arfiah Busari ◽  
Dio Caisar Darma
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Macroeconomic Variables ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Indonesia is a developing country that has always prioritized sustainable development. In achieving these development goals, Indonesia needs to achieve economic growth by improving population welfare and increasing income. With the form of panel data from 34 provinces in Indonesia that have unique characteristics, the author presented them during 2015-2019. Through multiple linear regression, this study seeks to discuss the relationship of unemployment, labor force participation rate, and poor people to Indonesia’s GDP growth. These findings suggest that the three macroeconomic variables have a negative impact on GDP. Regarding GDP growth, only unemployment has an actual effect, while others have no significant effect. The implications of the policies pursued by the government are not only paying attention to economic aspects but social problems that are expected to spur economic development.

scholarly journals MODEL PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM INTEGRATIF BURUH MIGRAN INDONESIA DALAM MASYARAKAT EKONOMI ASEAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Rasyid Saliman ◽  
E. Vita Mutiarawati
Keyword(s):  
Trade Union ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Industrial Relation ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Cooperation Agreement ◽  
Labor Contract ◽  
The Government

The effort of providing protection for all Indonesian migrant workers abroad is focused on two categories. Firstly, the phase of pre-departure of Indonesian migrant workers in which an approach of cross sectors is carried out by both the Indonesian government and the private agencies in order to prepare them with all the things needed when they arrive at countries of their destination. Secondly is the phase of arrival and post-arrival of Indonesian migrant workers abroad. As in Malaysia, the policy on the arragenment of labor affairs either for Malaysian workers or for foreign workers is officially and legally protected in Labor Act of 1955, Industrial Relation Act of 1967, Trade Union Act of 1959, and in Compensation Act of 1952. The process of labor trials is settled through The Labor Court. This Labor Court no more handles the process of trial of illegally foreign workers. There are needs of establishing Labor Cooperation Agreement (LCA) on the ministerail level, Implementaion Agreement serving as the general policy on the executors level as well as Standardized Labor Contract which has been amended. The establishments of Labor Cooperation Agreement, Implementing Agreement and Standardized Labor Contract should occur before all workers leave Indonesia and are aimed at providing legal protection for every single Indonesian migrant worker. In order that there is no collision between the Malaysian laws and Indonesian laws, the government officials of related issues of both countries must do observations and conduct discussions without neglecting the prevail laws of each country. Any issue of labor affairs should always be referred to the laws of both countries.

scholarly journals Pengawasan Orang Asing terhadap Pemberlakuan Bebas Visa Kunjungan pada Kantor Imigrasi Kelas 1 Khusus Ngurah Rai

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Ni Made Putri Kartika Jati ◽  
I Wayan Arthanaya ◽  
I Nyoman Sutama
Keyword(s):  
Special Class ◽  
Class I ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Potential Abuse ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Tourism Economy ◽  
Legal Consequences

Free visit visa is a visa granted to foreigners upon arrival in Indonesia without paying a visa for a period of 30 days and cannot be extended. Visit visa free can be given at several Immigration Examination Sites (TPI) spread throughout Indonesia. The Ngurah Rai Special Class I Immigration Office personally supervises an Immigration Checkpoint, namely I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. Regarding the implementation of a visit visa-free policy, the efforts made by the immigration ranks include: increasing the number of personnel, increasing supervision of landings and entry permits for foreigners, monitoring the use of residence permits by foreigners in various places, especially in the tourism sector and in various entertainment venues, there is cooperation between agencies in preventing prevention of visa-free use to minimize potential abuse of rules. The purpose of this study was to determine the application of visa-free policies at the Ngurah Rai Special Class I Immigration Office and to find out the legal consequences of the visa-free policy at the Ngurah Rai Special Class I Immigration Office. The research method uses empirical descriptive. The results of the study indicate that the application of a visa-free policy at the Ngurah Rai Special Class I Immigration Office is in accordance with the latest regulations, namely the Republic of Indonesia Presidential Regulation Number 21 of 2016 concerning Visit Visa Free. There are 169 countries around the world whose citizens can visit Indonesia without using a visa. It aims to improve bilateral relations, especially in terms of the tourism economy where the number of foreign tourists to Indonesia is targeted by the government of 20 million tourists by 2019. Legal Consequences Caused From Visa-Free Policies At the Ngurah Rai Special Class I Immigration Office, where according to one of the immigration functions is to select every intention of arriving foreigners, there are several cases of violations of law which can be easier to enter Indonesia such as foreign workers who work without complete permission in Indonesia.

scholarly journals ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR DOMINAN YANG MEMPENGARUHI EKONOMI RUMAHTANGGA PETANI PADI SAWAH DI KECAMATAN BATANG TUAKA KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Marissa Chintia ◽  
Syaiful Hadi ◽  
Djaimi Bakce
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Section Data ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Paddy Farmers ◽  
The Government ◽  
Econometric Approach

The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the economic decisions of the household paddy farmer associated with the production, allocation of working time, income, and expenditure. To answer the purpose of research conducted by econometric approach using a model of simultaneous equations with the method Two Stage Least Square (2SLS). The data used is the 2016 cross section data which obtained by interviewed 45 paddy farmers in the district of Batang Tuaka. The result showed:Firstly, the dominant factor affected production is harvested area. Secondly, the dominant factors affected allocation of working time are income of farming, allocation of working outside the farming, labor force, age of farmers, the experience of farmers, allocation of working time on farming, farmers education, and the other income of farming.Thirdly, the dominant factors affected other income of farming are allocation of working outside the farming, age of farmers, farmers wife education, and labor force. Fourthly, the dominant factors affected expenditure are household total income, family member, health expenditure, number of children school, harvested area, food consumption, household total expenditure, education invesments, and savings.Policy implications that can be taken by the government to develop paddy farming to increase the production of dried paddy in the district of Batang Tuaka is with the improvement and development of infrastructure and facilities of agriculture. The increase in production to push income needs supported by the pricing of dried paddy pro farmers and stabilize the prices of inputs.

scholarly journals A Review on E-Ration Card System

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
Snehal S. Golait ◽  
Lutika Kolhe ◽  
Snehal Rahangdale ◽  
Anjali Godghate ◽  
Prajakta Sonkusare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distributed System ◽  
Smart Card ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Manual Work ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
The World ◽  
Card System ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Web

The Public Distribution System in India is the largest retail system in the world. Major problem in this system are the inefficiency in the targeting of beneficiaries, improve weighing machines used an illegal selling of goods. Automated public ration distributed system aim to replace the manual work in Public Distribution System there by reducing the corruption an illegal selling of stock. This paper gives the review on the E- Ration card system to distribute the grains automatically. The proposed system is used the conventional ration card which is replaced by smart card by using RIFD card. The RFID card redirect to the web of the shop , the required item are selected and payment is done and then item are collected from the machine. In this system, the government has control overall transaction that occurs in the ration shop and all the stock records are updated to the government databases so as to refill the stock with material thereby reducing the corruption.

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