A Kuwaiti radio host has expressed his disappointment over the remarks of Kuwaiti blogger Sondos Al Qattan questioning the newly signed law protecting the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Gulf state.
Talal Malik, host of radio show ‘The Morning Show’ on Marina FM, said that Al Qattan’s remarks are “illogical” and that “Ninety-nine percent of Kuwaitis wouldn’t support what she said,” debunking the blogger’s earlier comment that many Kuwaiti nationals have the same sentiment as hers, reported ABS-CBN.
“I don’t support this in any way. What she is saying is completely illogical. Something like this is very controversial and they will cause themselves a lot of backlash. I’m sure 99 percent of Kuwaitis wouldn’t support what she said,” Malik said.
“She does not represent Kuwait in any way,” he added.
Malik also called for Al Qattan to stop taking the issue to another level after the Kuwaiti blogger uploaded a video saying the criticisms against her are attacks to Islam, Hijabis, and her country.
“No, not all. This is getting very silly. This conversation should stop because it is going nowhere. She said something, she should be very responsible for what she said. She should not take it to another level or another turn,” Malik said.
“I am a Kuwaiti myself and I’m sure that my family and most of my friends and if not all of them would be totally against what she said,” underscoring his disappointment over Al Qattan’s comment.
Another Kuwaiti, Manar Sanquor, a Marina FM producer, echoed Malik and underscored the importance of giving household service workers (HSWs) the rest their body needs.
“Everybody who work, have the right to have a vacation, a rest day and everything. Since the agreement has been signed, I think everybody should stick to that agreement so all rights should be set for everybody,” Sanquor said.
Earlier, Emirati vlogger Khalid Al Ameri defended Filipino domestic workers by responding to Al Qattan’s complaints.
“How would you feel if you worked for someone that not only did not give you the day off but disagree with the very ideology that you deserve a day off?” Al Ameri said in his video.
He added that almost every job in the world are granted days off so that employees can rest, and domestic workers should not be of any difference.
Al Qattan, who has over 2.3 million followers on Instagram, previously ranted on social media and questioned the Kuwaiti government’s reforms on the kafala system which now allows Filipino domestic workers to have the right to days off and possession of their own passports.
The Kuwaiti beauty blogger said that the reform was “pathetic”, adding that she doesn’t want to hire Filipino domestic workers anymore.
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