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Labour Law › Final Provisions

Article 145: Prevailing Labourer Rights

In force

In simple words

Workers’ money owed under this law (salary, indemnity and so on) must be paid before the employer’s other debts, from all of the employer’s property except his private home – after court costs and money owed to the government.

Example

Company goes bankrupt

Situation

A company goes bankrupt owing its workers 3 months’ salary.

What the law says

Workers’ dues are paid before the company’s other debts (after court costs and government dues), from all of the employer’s property except his private home.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 145
As exemption from the provision of Article (1074) of the Civil Code, the rights of labourers prescribed according to the provisions of this law shall have preference & priority over all employers’ money, such as movables & real estates, except private residential dwellings. These amounts shall be collected after the legal expenses, the due amounts for the public treasury, and document-keeping and repair costs.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 145 (Prevailing Labourer Rights), 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.