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Kuwait

Economy, tax incentives & labor conditions

Migrant workers are still exploited. Domestic workers, mainly women, are particularly vulnerable. They are subject to prosecution if they leave their employers, who often confiscate their passports, and they are frequently the victims of physical and sexual abuse.
(ITUC-CSI , Suisse , 01/12/2007 , Annual Survey of violations of trade union rights )

The single trade union system is still in place and the restrictions on trade union rights and freedoms remain very severe.
(ITUC-CSI , Suisse , 01/12/2007 , Annual Survey of violations of trade union rights )