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Labour Law › Employment of Women

Article 22: Employment of Women at Night

In force

In simple words

Women cannot be made to work between 10 pm and 7 am, except in hospitals and other health institutions. Even then, the employer must make sure they are safe and provide transport to and from work. This rule does not apply to official working hours in Ramadan.

Example

A nurse working night shifts

Situation

Grace works as a nurse in a private hospital from 8 pm to 6 am.

What the law says

This is allowed: hospitals and health institutions are an exception to the 10 pm–7 am ban. A shop, however, could not make a female cashier work at midnight, and in any allowed case the employer must ensure her security and provide transport.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 22
Women shall not be employed at night between 10:00 pm to 7:00 am, save those who work in hospitals, health centers, private treatment houses and other health institutions regarding of which a decision shall be issued by the Minister of Social Affairs & Labour, on condition that the employer shall in all the above cases ensure the security requirements for women in addition to the provision of means of transport from and to the place of work. The official work hours during the Holy month Ramadan shall be excluded from the above provisions.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 22 (Employment of Women at Night), 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.