'Internal cells working to undermine stability of Kuwait'
KUWAIT CITY, April 20: MP Abdul Hameed Dashti has forwarded a parliamentary query to State Minister for Planning and Develop-ment Affairs. He wants to know why the ministry or the Gulf Employment Company has not paid money to expatriates who worked for 2011 population census project.
Dashti explained in 2011 the Ministry of Planning announced through the Central Department of Statistics that it was looking for people to work in the field population census for the year 2011 and a large number of citizens and expatriates, about 4,000 applied to work for the project.
He said the Ministry signed a contract with the Gulf Employment Company to oversee the process of Kuwait's population census of 2011 and a contract was signed between the company and the applicants individually according to which the company would pay them for the work.
Statistics
The contract said the employees should work in the field of statistics and the census as a prelude to present the final results of the population census of the State of Kuwait in return for a fixed remuneration of KD 300 to be received by each individual after the completion of the census which was to end in May 2011.
He said although the individuals completed their task to the full satisfaction of their employer, the Ministry of Planning and the Gulf Employment Company failed to keep their promises with expatriate workers and did not pay them their financial dues agreed upon with the ministry and the company.
Dashti wants to know from the Minister why the expatriates were not paid by the Ministry or the Gulf Employment Company after the completion of the population census of 2011.
He also wants to know why the Planning Ministry did not play its supervisory role on the Gulf Employment Company to implement the contract which binds it to pay salary to the expatriates working on the census project.
He has asked the minister to inform him about the budget allocated for conducting the general census of Kuwait's population for 2011 and if the expatriates are paid for their work he wants a documentary proof.
Internal cells
In another development, MP Dr Abdullah Al-Turaiji said there are 'internal cells' in Kuwait which are working to undermine the stability and security of this country.
He cited the recent fire incident during which thousands of tires went up in flames as a perfect example of what he says.
He has also stressed on the need to postpone the grilling request which MP Musallam Al-Barrak intends to file against Minister of Finance, Mustafa Al-Shamali.
He explained his programs are compatible with the work of the so-called Majority MPs, "so I decided to join them, but I call on the majority to postpone presenting the interpellation against Al-Shamali, and I hope it will be postponed."
He added there are some who are seeking the dissolution of the National Assembly and others who are trying to topple the prime minister and derail his cooperation with the Parliament and the recent fire in Jahra is the best proof.
Meanwhile, MP Marzouq Al-Ghanim has presented a proposal for the establishment of a hospital to treat Down's syndrome.
He said the hospital should hire medical staff with expertise in this field to provide the best health services.
© Arab Times 2012
