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Article 97: Liability of Previous Employers
In forceIn simple words
If a work-related disease was caused partly by previous jobs, the previous employers must share the cost, each in proportion to the time you worked for them. You receive the compensation from social security or the insurer, who then claims from the employers.
Official text of Article 97
The medical report issued by the attending doctor or the decision of the Medical Arbitration Committee on the condition of an injured labourer shall identify the liability of the previous employers, and those employers shall be bound – each in proportion to the period spent by the labourer in his service – if the industries and trades they practice can cause the disease which the labourer suffers from.
The labourer or his eligible beneficiaries shall receive the compensation stipulated in Article (94) from the Public Institution for Social Security or the insurance company with which the labourer is insured, as the case may be, and each of them may claim the previous employers to honor their obligations as provided for in paragraph (1) of this Article.
The labourer or his eligible beneficiaries shall receive the compensation stipulated in Article (94) from the Public Institution for Social Security or the insurance company with which the labourer is insured, as the case may be, and each of them may claim the previous employers to honor their obligations as provided for in paragraph (1) of this Article.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 97 (Liability of Previous Employers), 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.