KUWAIT: On the occasion of the United Nations' celebration of International Human Rights Day, Acting Director of the Public Authority of Manpower Mubarak Al-Azmi stated: "The competent sectors of the authority are working to implement the laws and decisions in force in the field of the authority's competences in an integrated manner as intended by legislators in its approval for the protection it provides, as well as to protect the rights of all workers in Kuwait, which represents one of the pillars of human rights in general.

"The authority has taken serious steps towards a shelter for expatriate men, similar to the existing center for women, which provides legal protection as well as health and psychological care to its residents. All executive decisions issued by the authority provide effective protection for workers in accordance with the standards and regulations of the state, especially with regards to their financial rights or their right to transfer from one employer to another."