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Labour Law › Work Injuries & Compensation

Article 90: Reporting Work Injuries

In force

In simple words

If you are injured at work or on your way to or from work, your employer must report it immediately to the police station, the Labour Department and the insurer (or social security). You or someone on your behalf can also report it.

Example

Injury not reported

Situation

Hassan falls from a ladder at a work site. His supervisor tells him to go home and not report it.

What the law says

The employer must report the injury immediately to the police station, the Labour Department and the insurer. If the employer doesn’t, Hassan or someone on his behalf can report it.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 90
If the worker is injured due to reason and in the course of or on his way to and from the work, the employer shall report the accident immediately upon its occurrence or promptly upon having knowledge thereof, as the case may be, to each of the following:
a) The Police Station of the area under whose jurisdiction the place of work is situated.
b) The Labour Department under whose jurisdiction the place of work is situated.
c) The Public Institution for Social Security or the insurance company in which the workers are insured against work injuries. This proclamation may be made by the worker if his health so permits and also, it may be notified by whoever represents him.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 90 (Reporting Work Injuries), 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.