#ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #teaparty #union #iww #occupy “The Kafala is a System of Slavery,” an interview with the Kuwait Trade Union Federation http://www.3maal.com/main/index.php/en/newsen/27-ckuwaiten/4090-the-kafala-is-a-system-of-slavery-an-interview-with-the-kuwait-trade-union-federation Abdulrahman al-Ghanim is the general secretary of the Kuwait Trade Union Federation. He is also in charge of the Expat Workers Office, which operates under of the federation. This office, despite legal and political limitations, is calling for the end of the Kafala system in Kuwait, for a legislation that regulates workers’ rights in the private sector, and for migrants’ right to unionize. The Federation is also involved with workers’ complaints submitted to the Ministry of Labor. In this interview, al-Ghanim discusses the apathy and discrimination systematically practiced against migrant workers in Kuwait. Migrant-Rights.org: What motivated you to establish the “expatriate workers’ office”...