India and Kuwait have signed a landmark labour agreement, incorporating steps for job protection, checking exploitation of Indian workers and ensuring payment of salaries and other benefits promised at the time of recruitment.
The memorandum of understanding was signed by visiting Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and Kuwaiti Social Affairs and Labour Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Tuesday.
Ravi said unorganised labour and maids would also be brought under the purview of the agreement, which is similar to the one signed with the UAE recently.
The memorandum of understanding will streamline the 540,000-strong Indian labour force in Kuwait and safeguard the rights of workers.
It is likely to include a clause to bring Indian domestic sector