MP warns about increasing number of domestic helpers in the country
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Based on current growth rates, domestic helpers in this country could outnumber Kuwaiti citizens by 2022, Parliamentarian Saleh Ashour warned. He said that if the current growth rate of expatriates continues, the number of certain communities like Indians, Egyptians and Filipinos will increase sharply to new proportions.
Current number of domestic helpers in the country is just under 700,000 while Kuwaiti nationals are 1.35 million.
He also added Kuwaitis are fooling themselves by saying their country is democratic when there are thousands of court cases against freedom of expression.
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