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05KUWAIT3640
2005-08-14 13:38:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:  

GOK ASSIGNS INSPECTORS TO ENFORCE CAMEL JOCKEY BAN

Tags:  PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KU 
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 003640

SIPDIS

FOR G/TIP, NEA/ARPI

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KU
SUBJECT: GOK ASSIGNS INSPECTORS TO ENFORCE CAMEL JOCKEY BAN

REF: A. KUWAIT 3532

B. KUWAIT 3412

Although there is no evidence of trafficked underage camel
jockeys in Kuwait, an English-language daily reported August
14 that the Council of Ministers instructed the Ministry of
Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) to draft a law for
submission to the National Assembly banning the trafficking
of children under 18 to ride as camel jockeys as a preventive
measure. The Council's orders came in response to MOSAL
Minister Faisal Al-Hajji's briefing to the group on the camel
jockey issue. The Public Authority for Youth and Sports
(PAYS),which has direct jurisdiction over the Kuwait Camel
Racing Club, repeated a 2004 ministerial decree forbidding
underage camel jockeys and encouraged the Club to make use of
mechanical jockeys (ref B). PAYS announced that its Director
of Specialized Clubs Division, Khalid Al-Masoud, and Accounts
Inspector Jalal Ebraheem have been assigned to supervise the
Club and enforce the ban. The Club's Chairman told the
newspaper that his organization is cooperating fully and
respects PAYS' oversight, which is intending to uphold
Kuwait's reputation.
LEBARON