Improper storage, labeling land Kuwait cooperatives in trouble
He explained that Law No. 24/1979, amended by Law No. 118/2013, grants the Ministry of Social Affairs the authority to monitor the work of cooperatives. He stated that 'Ministerial Resolution No. 46T/2021 stipulates gradual progression of penalties, ranging from a warning to the suspension of transactions and the labor file at the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM).' He also disclosed that intensive monitoring, since the issuance of Administrative Resolution No. 1650/2025 on supporting the promotion of local products, resulted in a decline in violations and an increase in the percentage of local vegetable purchases from 46 percent in June 2024 to more than 70 percent at present. He added the ministry is studying a new mechanism to enhance the prioritization of local products in cooperatives, as per the directive of Assistant Undersecretary for Financial, Administrative and Cooperative Affairs Dr. Sayed Issa.
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