MRRORS

Acquiring a driving licence is an elaborate process entangled in class and privilege. Coupled with a poor public transport system, many migrants in Kuwait are left without an efficient way to get around. Institutionalised racism underpins Kuwait’s ongoing transportation crisis, affecting migrants of all socioeconomic classes in different ways.

Barriers to accessing benefits disregard workers' lack of power under the Kafala system

It is crucial to highlight that working without a sponsor does not always entail better living and working conditions. As MR previously reported, Flexi-Permit holders were rendered vulnerable in other ways when compared to those under a kafeel.