KUWAIT CITY, May 31: According to reliable sources in the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM), it has allowed expatriate workers, who are registered on the files of companies and establishments that were suspended during the last period, to transfer their residencies to other companies, reports Al-Anba daily. The sources explained that these files were closed during the last period because there were no clear automated addresses for them. It was decided to allow the transfer of their workers in consideration of humanitarian conditions.

The transfer of workers from closed files will be allowed based on certain conditions, the most prominent of which is that the transfer to other files be valid, and the transfer of the worker from one file to another is allowed, provided that more than 12 months have passed since his work permit with the suspended company. Regarding workers of companies that hold licenses for small or medium enterprises, the sources indicated that three years must pass from the issuance of the work permit as a condition for transferring from any small enterprise company. Regarding workers who do not meet the aforementioned conditions, the sources said that they can submit applications for paper transactions to the Disputes Department in Abu Fatira area, and the department will examine the file under which the worker is registered