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What happened
Migrant domestic workers remained vulnerable to exploitation under the employer-based sponsorship system, including nonpayment of wages, excessive working hours, passport confiscation, restrictions on movement and physical or sexual abuse. Accused: Kuwaiti sponsors operating illegal worker sharing.
Response and intervention
Kuwait Ministry of Interior. Sponsors fined; kafala reform discussions ongoing. Kuwait Society for Human Rights.