Kuwait’s parliament has unanimously passed the first-ever legislation to regulate the status of thousands of mainly Asian domestic helpers.

The new law grants the 600,000 domestic helpers in Kuwait a 12-hour working day, a day off once a week, and 30 days’ annual leave, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

It also obliges employers to open a bank account for maids and transfer their wages to the account to resolve the problem of delays or non-payment of salaries. - TradeArabia News Service