He inquired about several issues, including the procedures followed to establish unions and non-profit associations, and also if non-profit labor associations could be transformed into a labor union.
The lawmaker also questioned if the ministry had received requests from organizations that would be turned into labor unions. If so, he demanded the minister provide a list of applications to be approved.
In another development, MP Saifi Al-Saifi urged HH the Prime Minister to reshuffle the Cabinet, and dismiss those ministers who have proved their incompetence. He indicated that the Cabinet should now assess the performance of ministers in order to identify those that have proven burdensome to the Cabinet.
Al-Saifi further said that the Cabinet has no other choice but to exclude a number of its members if they wish to open more room for cooperation with the Parliament. He also posed a question to the Health Minister, demanding to be provided with statistics on the number of deaths that have taken place in the country from September 2008 till date.
Addressing the issue about setting up a financial union for expats, MP Husain Al-Huraiti explained that the controversy stems from the fact that the joint committee states that it would costs KD 4.5 million, while the Cabinet believes that that the cost involved will touch KD six million. He asserted that the decision to setting up the union aimed toward providing insurance for expats should be reviewed, report Al-Qabas.
On another note, MP Mubarak Al-Khurainej was elected as the president of the sixth parliamentary friendship committee. The committee, which will be activated in April, comprises MPs Musallam Al-Barrak, Khalid Al-Tahous, Khalid Al-Sultan, Daifullah Buramia, and Saad Znaifer Al-Azmi.
Several other MPs made a number of propositions, including MP Salem Al-Namlan who proposed that a national park be built in Ali Sabah Al-Salem. MP Dr. Waleed Al-Tabtabae proposed that the Kaifan medical center be allowed to remain open during weekends. Also, MP Askar Al-Enizi made a proposal to grant an additional housing loan to citizens who are eligible to receive housing facilities in areas that span a total area that is less than 400 square meters.
