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Labour Law › Employment of Women

Article 25: Breastfeeding Leave

In force

In simple words

A mother gets 2 hours a day during working hours to breastfeed her child. Companies with more than 50 women or more than 200 employees must provide a day-care centre for children under 4.

Example

Nursing hours after returning to work

Situation

Fatima returns to work after maternity leave and is still breastfeeding.

What the law says

She is entitled to 2 hours a day during working hours to breastfeed. If her company has more than 50 women or more than 200 employees, it must provide a day-care centre for children under 4.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 25
A female labourer shall be given two (2) hours in order to breastfeed her child during the official working hours, in accordance with the terms and conditions to be determined by the Ministry's decision. An employer shall arrange a Day Care Center for children below four (4) years if the number of women in his firm is more than fifty (50) or the number of employees therein is more than 200.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 25 (Breastfeeding Leave), 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.