The system also covers the employees working for third parties in any sector and it covers the National Assembly members and trainees for work sponsors as well as the self employed such as merchants, and free-lancers such as physicians, engineers, lawyers, shopkeepers and Kuwaitis working abroad and those who practice other professions which are officially licensed by competent authorities
On 15 January 1997, Public Authority for Industry was established and it is an autonomous authority under the supervision of the Minister of Commerce & Industry. The purpose of such an establishment was developing, promoting and supervising the industrial activity in the State of Kuwait, through encouraging local industries, protecting and expanding the production base to including strategic goods required for national and nutritional security, and this would diversify national income sources which is a main goal for PAI.
