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Article 139: Dues Penalty
In forceIn simple words
An employer who doesn’t pay salaries into workers’ bank accounts (Article 57) can be fined up to the total amount owed, and must still pay the workers.
Official text of Article 139
In case of breach to the provisions of Article (57) herein, an employer shall be punished by a penalty not exceeding the total of labourers' dues which he fails to pay, without prejudice to his obligations to pay these dues to the labourers in the same procedures provided for in Article (57) herein above.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 139 (Dues Penalty), 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.