First Deputy PM: Strengthening Governance and Transparency Principles and the Role of the Labor Authority in Regulating the Job Market

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Manpower, Sheikh Fahad Youssef Al-Sabah, emphasized the importance of strengthening the principles of governance and transparency in administrative and financial operations, and of continuing to develop work mechanisms to help achieve the Authority’s strategic objectives and enhance its role in regulating the labor market and protecting the rights of its stakeholders.

Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, according to a statement from the Public Authority for Manpower, stressed during his chairing of the Authority’s Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, attended by board members, the importance of continuing to implement the manpower sector’s development plans and programs, and of raising the level of services provided to citizens, employers, and workers, in line with the state’s direction toward developing public sector work and enhancing performance efficiency.

The meeting discussed several agenda items and reviewed recent developments and the Authority’s plans aimed at improving institutional performance and enhancing the efficiency of the work system, thereby supporting efforts to regulate the labor market in the State of Kuwait.