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Article 149: Repeal of Previous Law
In forceIn simple words
This law replaced the old Private Sector Labour Law No. 38 of 1964. Rights workers earned under the old law are kept.
Official text of Article 149
Law No. 38 of 1964 on the Private Sector Labour shall be repealed and the labourers shall reserve all the rights arising thereof before its cancellation; and all the implementing resolutions thereof shall remain applicable in such a manner which is not contradictory to the provisions of this law till the issue of the executive rules, regulations, decisions and bylaws for this law.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 149 (Repeal of Previous Law), Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Youm, Issue No. 963 (2010). Checked October 2026.
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