Kuwait to reimpose outdoor work ban from June to August amid rising temperatures

Starting in early May, multilingual social media awareness campaign has been rolled out

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Huda Ata (Special to Gulf News)
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Pigeons take cover under the shade of trees on the seafront of Kuwait City, as the country has been recording extremely high temperatures.
Pigeons take cover under the shade of trees on the seafront of Kuwait City, as the country has been recording extremely high temperatures.
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Dubai: Amid rising temperatures, Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) is stepping up enforcement of a regulation that prohibits outdoor work from 11am to 4pm during the months of June through August.

The measure, detailed in Administrative Resolution No. 535/2015, is aimed at protecting workers from the severe health risks posed by Kuwait’s extreme summer temperatures.

Starting in early May, PAM will also roll out a multilingual social media awareness campaign under the slogan “Their Safety is Most Important”, designed to educate both employers and workers about the importance of the midday work ban.

PAM's inspection teams will carry out unannounced visits to construction sites and other outdoor workplaces to ensure compliance. Employers who violate the rule will face legal penalties.

The authority emphasized that the regulation is designed to protect workers' health and safety, not to reduce total working hours. It also reassured that measures will be taken to keep ongoing projects on track despite the timing restrictions.

PAM sources said the policy has enjoyed broad compliance in previous years, and urged business owners to continue cooperating to avoid violations.

-- Huda Ata is an independent writer based in the UAE

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