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Working Conditions

Legal Weekly Duration: 8 hours per day, 48 hours per week.
Retirement Age: 60 years old.
Working Contracts: The private sector has two types of contracts: Contract for unlimited time and contract for limited time which cannot exceed five years. It is mandatory that all contracts have to be written in Arabic, but they can be translated if the employee does not speak Arabic.
Labour Laws: Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labor regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Minimum Wage: The national minimum wage is KWD 75 (approx. USD 245) per month for private-sector workers (and KWD 60 for domestic workers), as regulated by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM).
Average Wage: The average annual wage in Kuwait is about 17,020 KWD (approx. 55,500 USD yearly, or 4,625 monthly).
Social Contributions: Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: 11.5% of salaries. For the foreign labor, there is no obligation of employer contribution.
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: 10.5% of the gross wage for Kuwaiti workers.

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners: Creation of syndicates (unions) is limited. All syndicates (about 15) are regrouped under the Kuwaiti Federation of Syndicates. Foreign domestic workers, who represent one third of the active population, do not have the right to be affiliated to a syndicate.
Labour Unions: Kuwait Trade Union Federation
Unionisation Rate: 5 % of the active population is affiliated to a syndicate (union).
Labour Regulation Bodies: Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs & Electricity and Water

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