Kuwait MPs want monthly minimum wage raised | GulfNews.com
The minimum wage for Kuwaiti nationals to be raised to a whopping KD 1,500/- which translates to (conversions based on today's exchange rate) 19,400 AED or 286,069 Indian Rupees or 5291 US Dollars or 4000 Euros or 3495 GB Pounds - every month! Keeping in mind that Kuwait is a tax free haven, this amount seems to be a bit too much, according to me. Where i come from, the minimum wage act states that the minimum wage should be 6500 Indian Rupees (this is an average figure - it differs from state to state and skill level). I wonder what the Kuwaiti Nationals do with all that money.
As an expatriate, your obviously not entitled to the minimum wage, nor are you entitiled to the benifits that have been mentioned there after. You probably get paid on a very low scale (around 150 to 200 Kuwaiti Dinars) every month. This raise in the minimum wages is to protect the nationals from "financial challenges"
I am all for a government raising the minimum wages and benifits for its citizens, but they would also have to look into the benifits of the expatriates that are working to bring up their country. Most expatriates work as a labor force in the country, which actual fuel the development of its economy. They should also be taken care of. I do understand, that Kuwait is an oil rich state, and its nationals should benifit from that, but when your running a private company, why should i, as an expatriate, pay the nationals on such a high scale when my business level is not that high?
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