Kuwait to create 100,000 jobs for citizens in private sector in 4 years

Amid growing burden of youth employment in the public sector and the high unemployment rate, Kuwait’s Cabinet has assigned the Public Authority for Manpower to create a clear and feasible plan for the employment of 100,000 citizens in the private sector in four years, local media reported.

The plan, set to be implemented from next year, aims to reduce the pressure of paying salaries, which devours approximately 60 per cent of the state budget, sources told Al Qabas.

It will encourage the employment of Kuwaitis in the private sector, instead of the public sector, with its benefits and advantages being marketed in the media, the sources said.