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Article 120: Joining Collective Agreements
In forceIn simple words
Unions or employers that didn’t sign a collective contract can join it later by a joint application to the Ministry, without needing the original parties’ consent.
Official text of Article 120
Those who have not entered into contracts from among the labourers trade unions or federations, or employers or their federations, may join the collective employment contract after the publication of its summary in the Official Gazette by the agreement of both parties requesting the accession without any need for taking the consent of the main contracting parties. The accession shall be made by virtue of an application to be submitted to the competent Ministry duly signed by both parties. The approval of the competent Ministry to the accession application shall be published in the Official Gazette.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 120 (Joining Collective Agreements), Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Youm, Issue No. 963 (2010). Checked October 2026.
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General information, not legal advice. The Arabic text of the law is the official version (Article 29). For your case, contact the Public Authority for Manpower or a lawyer.