Gulf Recruitment Fees Recovery Demand Letter (UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar)
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March 28, 2026
RE: Formal Demand — Refund of Unlawfully Charged Recruitment Fees and Cessation of Recruitment-Debt Deductions
To the management of Pearl Trading Co WLL:
I, Pradip S., a national of Nepal, employed by your establishment as a warehouse worker since 14 August 2024, write to place you on formal notice that you are in default of the Employer Pays Principle codified in Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010.
Before starting work I was required to pay approximately USD 1,800 to a recruitment agent in Kathmandu. That payment was — at law — your obligation as the employer, not mine. Separately, you have been deducting approximately KWD 40 per month from my wages, recorded on my payslip as 'recruitment recovery'. I did not give you free and informed written consent to any such deduction.
Under Article 10 of Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010 and Ministerial Resolution No. 535 of 2015, the fees of bringing me to Kuwait are your responsibility — not mine. Any amount I paid an agent in Nepal, and any deduction from my wages to recoup that amount, is unlawful and must be refunded in full.
I therefore formally demand that you (1) refund all amounts paid by me to the recruitment agent in Nepal, (2) cease the ongoing deduction immediately, (3) refund all past deductions, and (4) confirm in writing that no retaliation will follow. Please comply within 7 days; otherwise I will file with PAM.
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Your Situation
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This letter will cite
GCC Employer-Pays Principle — UAE FDL 33/2021 Art. 6, Saudi Art. 40, Qatar Law 14/2004 Art. 33, Oman RD 53/2023 Art. 27, Bahrain Law 19/2006 Art. 18, Kuwait Law 6/2010 Art. 10
Every GCC state requires the employer to pay recruitment fees. Charging you directly, or recouping via wage deductions, is unlawful.
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