No fresh ban on Nigerian domestic workers in Kuwait, says FG

The Embassy of Nigeria in Kuwait City, Kuwait, had, a few years ago, formally written to the host Ministry of Foreign Affairs to suspend the recruitment and deployment of domestic workers/housemaids from Nigeria to the State of Kuwait pending the resolution of concerns relating to the welfare, protection, and working conditions of Nigerian domestic workers in the country.

In a statement signed by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, on Saturday, the ministry explained that the issue stems from an earlier decision by the Embassy of Nigeria in Kuwait City to suspend the recruitment and deployment of Nigerian domestic workers to Kuwait pending the resolution of concerns over their welfare and working conditions.

By Favour Ulebor The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified reports alleging that the Government of Kuwait imposed a ban on the recruitment of Nigerian domestic workers, saying the reports do not accurately reflect the current situation.