Kuwait City, June 9 -- Kuwait has approved the recruitment of domestic workers from India and nine other countries under revised regulations aimed at strengthening oversight of the domestic labour sector.

The Ministry of Interior issued a new circular allowing the recruitment of domestic workers from South Africa, Benin, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam and Nepal. Recruitment from Senegal is permitted only for male domestic workers.

According to the directive, all recruitment procedures will be handled through governorate-level service centres as part of efforts to streamline applications and improve administrative processes.

The ministry said the updated policy was adopted following recommendations from th...