KUWAIT: The Central Tenders Committee (CTC) is currently preparing to offer a new project for bidding - printing 500,000 copies of a guidebook for expatriate workers to be translated into several languages, namely those used most in Kuwait, well-informed sources at the Manpower Public Authority said. The sources added that the booklet would provide guidelines about workers' rights and duties while in Kuwait, in addition to manpower laws and regulations. The sources explained that a media campaign would be launched to promote the booklet amongst expatriate laborers in Kuwait as well as provide copies of it to various labor departments.

Meanwhile, the manpower authority's acting director Ahmed Al-Moussa said the new labor contract forms had been already approved by the fatwa and legislation department and would go into effect by the beginning of Jan 2016. Moussa explained that the new contract would protect both employers and employees' rights and additional clauses and conditions could be added subject to the private sector labor law and both sides' agreement. He added that the new contract form would be available at various labor departments within the coming few days.

Fake products busted during a crackdown on private health clubs, spas and beauty salons yesterday. Fake products busted during a crackdown on private health clubs, spas and beauty salons yesterday.

Fake products

The Ministry of Health's medicine inspection teams recently inspected a number of private health clubs, spas and beauty salons where they detected some dangerous violations including selling expired ointments, creams, herbs and syringes in addition to some contaminated medical equipment. Most of the products and equipment found during the inspection campaign were fake, smuggled or with unknown origins, the ministry's Undersecretary Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi said. Meanwhile, Sahlawi warned citizens and expatriates, namely women and youth people who visit spas and beauty salons around Kuwait, from using medicines, creams, herbs or capsules with unknown origins.

By Meshaal Al-Enezi