KUWAIT: An
informed source at the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said results of the first
year of implementation of the government's the replacement plan resulted in
terminating the contracts of 2,799 expatriates from various ministries and
state departments. These results were to evaluate the first year of the plan in
implementation of the CSC decision, Al-Anbaa reported yesterday, quoting the
source. He revealed that the education ministry topped the list of ministries
in implementing this policy by terminating 1,507 expats during the first year -
54 percent of the total of 2,799. The awqaf and Islamic affairs ministry was
second by terminating 436 expats at 16 percent.

The source said the
replacement plan requires the termination of 41,741 expats who are still at
work, adding that the number of expats in ministries varies, as there are
31,171 expats in the education ministry and the number goes down gradually
until it ends with four expats at the secretariat general of the awqaf
ministry. The oil ministry is 100 percent 'Kuwaitized' as no expats are working
there.

The number of
non-Kuwaitis working in the government whose contracts ended on July 1, 2018 in
implementation of the replacement policy 2017/2018 are as follows: Education
Ministry: 1,507; Awqaf Ministry: 436; Health Ministry: 273; Ministry of
Electric Water: 158, Interior Ministry: 155; Justice Ministry: 62; Council of
Ministers: 50; Public Works Ministry: 40; Information Ministry: 35; Civil
Service Commission: 20; Social Affairs Ministry: 14; Finance Ministry: 11;
Foreign Ministry: 11; Defense Ministry: 6; Higher Education Ministry: 4;
Services Ministry: 3; Fatwa and Legislation Department: 3; National Council for
Culture, Arts and Letters : 2; State Ministry for Youth: 2; Central Statistical
Bureau: 2; General Secretariat
of Supreme Council for
Planning and Development: 2; General Customs
Department: 2; Commerce and Industry Ministry: 1.

According to
Central Service Commission (CSC) statistics, the total number of unemployed
citizens is 13,523 - 3,540 males (26.18 percent) and 9,983 females (73.82
percent), reported Al-Anbaa daily, noting that 45.66 percent have been jobless
for over 12 months, while only 10.31 percent have been unemployed for 6 to 12
months, which strongly indicates a drop in unemployment compared to previous
years.

Meanwhile,
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Economic Affairs
Hind Al-Sabeeh told Al-Qabas daily that the total number of citizens working
for the private sector and receiving national labor support allowances is
59,802 until last September.

Sabeeh added that
according to the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program, citizens
working for the private sector include 8,716 managers, 3,059 heads of
departments, 2,562 supervisors, 2,310 secretaries, 415 mandoubs
(representatives), 218 in safety and security, 205 storekeepers, 167 mechanics,
165 electricians, 155 light vehicle drivers, 128 security guards, 78 cashiers,
62 electrical technicians, 38 hairdressers, 31 maintenance technicians and 20
operators.