VOL. XXXVI

NO. 47

23-AUGUST-1993

KUWAIT

Oil Workers Federation Demands Protection For Foreign Workers

In a statement issued on 16 August, the Kuwait Federation of Petroleum andPetrochemical Workers (FPPW) accused manpower contractors of ill-treating theforeign workers who provide services in the oil sector and demanded greaterlegal protection, including a minimum wage, for such imported labor. The FPPWstatement came in the wake of disturbances caused by some 2,000 workersemployed at the Mina...