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KWT-2010-L-83616
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Title_of_text
Law No. 6/2010 concerning Labour in the Private Sector.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Kuwait
Subjects (Classification)
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
2010-02-10
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
CHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II - EMPLOYMENT, APPRENTICESHIP AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Section One: Employment
Section Two: Apprenticeship and Vocational Training
Section Three: Employment of Juveniles
Section Four: Employment of Women
CHAPTER III - INDIVIDUAL WORK CONTRACTS
Section One: Work Contract Framework
Section Two: Obligations of Workers and Employers Regulations and Penalties
Section Three: Termination of Contract and Termination Indemnities
CHAPTER IV - ORGANIZATION OF WORK AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Section One: Wages
Section Two: Working Hours and Weekly Leave
Section Three: Annual Paid Leave
Section Four: Occupational Safety and Health
1. The rules for occupational safety and health
2. Work injuries and occupational diseases
CHAPTER V - COLLECTIVE LABOUR RELATIONS
Section One: Organization of Workers and Employers and the Rights of Unions
Section Two: Collective Employment Contracts
Section Three: Collective Labour Disputes
CHAPTER VI - LABOUR INSPECTION AND PENALTIES
Section One: Labour Inspection
Section Two: Penalties
CHAPTER VII - FINAL PROVISIONS
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2010-02-21
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2010-02-10 (KWT-2010-M-83617)
Explanatory Note for Labour Code No. 6/2010 regarding Work in the Private Sector.
Implementing text(s)
2011-06-19 (KWT-2011-R-89454)
Ministerial Order No. 212(a) of 2011 amending Ministerial Order No. 189 of 2010 concerning working hours in open places.
Implementing text(s)
2010-06-06 (KWT-2010-R-89455)
Ministerial Order No. 189(a)/2010 regulating working hours outdoors.
Implementing text(s)
2010-02-28 (KWT-2010-L-89501)
Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning Rights of People with Disabilities.
Implementing text(s)
2011-02-27 (KWT-2011-R-89507)
Ministerial Order No. 201/A of 2011 Prohibiting Forced Labour.
Implementing text(s)
2011-02-27 (KWT-2011-R-89816)
Ministerial Order No. 200 (a) of 2011 concerning the regulation of employment in the private sector.
Implementing text(s)
2011-02-27 (KWT-2011-R-89817)
Ministerial Order No. 204 (a) of 2011 fixing the table of rates for incapacity in the event of employment injury or occupational disease.
Implementing text(s)
2013-04-21 (KWT-2013-L-97071)
Law No. 101 of 2013 concerning Unemployment Insurance Law.
Implementing text(s)
2013-05-19 (KWT-2013-L-97119)
Law No. 109 of 2013 concerning the Public Authority of Manpower.
Implementing text(s)
2014-02-16 (KWT-2014-R-99807)
Ministerial Order No. 224/P of 2014 on Instructions and Safety Signage in the Workplace.
Implementing text(s)
2014-02-23 (KWT-2014-R-99811)
Ministerial Order No. 226 of 2014 on Small and Medium Enterprises.
Implementing text(s)
2015-03-15 (KWT-2015-R-101781)
Order No. 579 of 2015 amending Ministerial Order No. 200 (a) of 2011 concerning the regulation of employment in the private sector.
Implementing text(s)
2016-02-01 (KWT-2016-L-104052)
Law No. 1 of 2016 Promulgating the Company Law.
Implementing text(s)
2016-01-24 (KWT-2016-L-104061)
Law No. 111 of 2015 promulgating the Juvenile Law.
Implementing text(s)
2016-03-27 (KWT-2016-L-104063)
Law No. 18 of 2016 on Elderly Social Care.
Implementing text(s)
2010-09-05 (KWT-2010-R-105498)
Ministerial Decision No. 196/a of 2010 concerning the Youth Employment.
Implementing text(s)
2018-05-20 (KWT-2018-R-108386)
The Public Authority Manpower, Administrative Order No. 552 of 2018 Regulating the Rules and Procedures for Granting a Work Permit.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2013-05-19 (KWT-2013-L-97117)
Law No. 108 of 2013 amending Law No. 6 of 2010 concerning Labour in the Private Sector.
Amending text(s)
2013-03-17 (KWT-2013-L-97118)
Law No. 90 of 2013 amending Law No. 6 of 2010 concerning Labour in the Private Sector.
Amending text(s)
2017-07-09 (KWT-2017-L-107350)
Law No. 85 of 2017 on amending some provisions of Law No. 6 of 2010 regarding Labour in the Private Sector.
Amending text(s)
2018-05-06 (KWT-2018-L-108307)
Law No. 17 of 2018 amending Law No. 6 of 2010 concerning Labour in the Private Sector.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1964-08-01 (KWT-1964-L-36003)
Law No. 38 of 1964 concerning Labour in the Private Sector
Repealed text(s)
1995-07-26 (KWT-1995-L-42988)
Law No. 30 of 1995 to amend certain provisions of the Private Sector Labour Code (Law No. 38 of 1964)
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2015-05-05 (KWT-2015-L-101761)
Law No. 21 of 2015 on Children Rights.
Related text(s)
2017-06-11 (KWT-2017-R-107351)
Ministerial Order No. 14 of 2017 sets out the monthly minimum wage for workers in the private and oil sector.
Related text(s)
2017-06-11 (KWT-2017-R-107352)
Administrative Decision No. 641 of 2017 on the declaration of labor unions in the private sector.
Monograph region
Monograph title
New Private Sector Labour Law of Kuwait No. 6 of 2010
Author
Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour
Publisher
Press of the State of Kuwait
Date
2010
Volume
[official English translation]
File
F734599679/KWT83616 English 2.pdf (PDF)
Monograph title
Unofficial English Translation
Author
Translation of certain extracts of the Law
Date
2010
Page range
2 p.
File
F741457371/KWT83616 English extracts.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Al Kuwait Al Youm, Al Jarida Al Rasmiyya
Date
2010-02-21
Number
No. 963
Page range
pp. 1-16
File
F847349052/Labour Law Kuwait.pdf (Labour Law Kuwait)