Oil workers at state refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) temporarily postponed a strike on Sunday after KNPC said it would meet their demands for better pay and staff promotions, a union official said.

"The strike was temporarily suspended for 8 weeks based on an initial agreement with KNPC management until we make sure they will execute our demands," the KNPC Labour Syndicate deputy chairman, Mohammad Al-Hamlan, told Reuters on Sunday.

He added KNPC has met the workers' demands for better pay and promotions.

On Wednesday, the union called on KNPC workers to stage a total strike and gather at the state refiner's headquarters on Sunday at 0700 (0400 GMT). KNPC could not be reached for comment.         

The Opec member has three refineries Shuaiba, Mina Abdullah and Mina Al-ahmadi, which have a total refining capacity of around 930,000 bdp. - Reuters