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Article 5: Exclusions
In forceIn simple words
This law does not cover workers who have their own special law, such as government employees. It also does not cover domestic workers (housemaids, family drivers, cooks); they are covered by Law No. 68 of 2015.
Example
Is a housemaid covered by this law?
SituationRosa works as a housemaid for a family in Salmiya and asks whether she gets 30 days’ leave under this law.
What the law saysNo. Domestic workers are excluded from Law No. 6 of 2010. Her rights (leave, working hours, end-of-service pay) come from the Domestic Workers Law No. 68 of 2015.
Names are made up for illustration.
Official text of Article 5
– Workers being subject to the enforcement of other laws and the provisions of the relevant laws.
– Domestic Workers regarding whom a decision shall be issued by the competent Minister for organizing their affairs and the rules and regulations governing the relationship between them and their employers.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 5 (Exclusions), 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.