Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT3747
2006-09-19 06:34:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
POST MARKS LAUNCH OF 2006 TIP ESF PROJECT FOR
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 003747
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP, INL/HSTC, AND G/TIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM KU TIP
SUBJECT: POST MARKS LAUNCH OF 2006 TIP ESF PROJECT FOR
RAISING AWARENESS OF FOREIGN WORKERS
REF: A. KUWAIT 3440
B. KUWAIT 3322
C. KUWAIT 436
D. KUWAIT 262
E. 05 KUWAIT 263
UNCLAS KUWAIT 003747
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP, INL/HSTC, AND G/TIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM KU TIP
SUBJECT: POST MARKS LAUNCH OF 2006 TIP ESF PROJECT FOR
RAISING AWARENESS OF FOREIGN WORKERS
REF: A. KUWAIT 3440
B. KUWAIT 3322
C. KUWAIT 436
D. KUWAIT 262
E. 05 KUWAIT 263
1. (SBU) The Ambassador hosted a reception on September 12
to mark the launch of Project FALCON (Fostering Awareness of
Labor Conditions) (ref E). The project is funded through
G/TIP ESF funds and is designed to raise awareness among
foreign workers of their rights and responsibilities while
working in Kuwait. The reception brought together GOK
officials from the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of
Social Affais and Labor, and the Ministry of Awqaf and
Islamic Affairs, NGO and international organization
representatives, and representatives of the foreign missions
of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, the
Philippines, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany and France. The press
was also invited and Kuwait's national news service, KUNA,
carried a story the following day. Guests praised the
project and shared ideas on how to further advance common
objectives in protecting the rights of foreign workers in
Kuwait.
2. (SBU) FALCON has two elements: an informational brochure
and a series of newspaper ads. The brochure is printed in
nine languages -- Sinhalese, Malayalam, Telugu, Urdu,
Bengali, Tagalog, Indonesian, Arabic, and English -- yet is
small enough to easily fit into a pocket. The ad campaign
began on September 11 and will continue through November,
with ads in all five Arabic dailies, two English dailies, the
Malayalam and Urdu inserts in one of the English dailies and
two free, widely-read classified papers. The content of the
brochures and ad campaign are nearly identical and came out
of a regular series of meetings between labor source
embassies and Post (ref D). Labor source country embassies
and religious institutions have volunteered to hand out the
brochure and will report back to Post on its impact. So far,
these institutions have taken 128,500 of the 500,000 copies
of the brochure. The Pakistani and Filipino Embassies each
requested 7,000 additional copies of the brochure one month
after their original shipment of 7,000. Post will follow up
with the others to try to ascertain the rate of actual
distribution. Post is also consulting with the GOK to
facilitate distribution in the airport and other public
places. The Filipino Embassy has already distributed the
brochure in the airport and has promised to cooperate with
Post in handing the brochure out to workers in places where
they gather on their days off.
3. (SBU) At Post's first meeting with the source-country
labor representatives in January, there was near unanimity
that a project targeting Kuwaitis would be at least as useful
as one targeting workers. For this reason, Post has proposed
additional ESF funding from G/TIP to produce a series of
public service announcements urging Kuwaitis to respect
workers' rights (ref C). Post looks forward to hearing
whether G/TIP will be able to fund this proposal.
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For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
********************************************* *
LeBaron
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP, INL/HSTC, AND G/TIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM KU TIP
SUBJECT: POST MARKS LAUNCH OF 2006 TIP ESF PROJECT FOR
RAISING AWARENESS OF FOREIGN WORKERS
REF: A. KUWAIT 3440
B. KUWAIT 3322
C. KUWAIT 436
D. KUWAIT 262
E. 05 KUWAIT 263
1. (SBU) The Ambassador hosted a reception on September 12
to mark the launch of Project FALCON (Fostering Awareness of
Labor Conditions) (ref E). The project is funded through
G/TIP ESF funds and is designed to raise awareness among
foreign workers of their rights and responsibilities while
working in Kuwait. The reception brought together GOK
officials from the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of
Social Affais and Labor, and the Ministry of Awqaf and
Islamic Affairs, NGO and international organization
representatives, and representatives of the foreign missions
of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, the
Philippines, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany and France. The press
was also invited and Kuwait's national news service, KUNA,
carried a story the following day. Guests praised the
project and shared ideas on how to further advance common
objectives in protecting the rights of foreign workers in
Kuwait.
2. (SBU) FALCON has two elements: an informational brochure
and a series of newspaper ads. The brochure is printed in
nine languages -- Sinhalese, Malayalam, Telugu, Urdu,
Bengali, Tagalog, Indonesian, Arabic, and English -- yet is
small enough to easily fit into a pocket. The ad campaign
began on September 11 and will continue through November,
with ads in all five Arabic dailies, two English dailies, the
Malayalam and Urdu inserts in one of the English dailies and
two free, widely-read classified papers. The content of the
brochures and ad campaign are nearly identical and came out
of a regular series of meetings between labor source
embassies and Post (ref D). Labor source country embassies
and religious institutions have volunteered to hand out the
brochure and will report back to Post on its impact. So far,
these institutions have taken 128,500 of the 500,000 copies
of the brochure. The Pakistani and Filipino Embassies each
requested 7,000 additional copies of the brochure one month
after their original shipment of 7,000. Post will follow up
with the others to try to ascertain the rate of actual
distribution. Post is also consulting with the GOK to
facilitate distribution in the airport and other public
places. The Filipino Embassy has already distributed the
brochure in the airport and has promised to cooperate with
Post in handing the brochure out to workers in places where
they gather on their days off.
3. (SBU) At Post's first meeting with the source-country
labor representatives in January, there was near unanimity
that a project targeting Kuwaitis would be at least as useful
as one targeting workers. For this reason, Post has proposed
additional ESF funding from G/TIP to produce a series of
public service announcements urging Kuwaitis to respect
workers' rights (ref C). Post looks forward to hearing
whether G/TIP will be able to fund this proposal.
********************************************* *
For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s
Visit Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
********************************************* *
LeBaron