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KWT-2006-R-83264
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Title_of_text
Ministerial Decree No. 161/2006 regrading the Change of the Work Permit and the Employer of a Foreign Employee in the Private Sector.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Kuwait
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2006-06-12
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Decree enables the change of the work permit from one employer to another in the private sector if the foreign worker had been staying in the country for at least a period of one year. Additionally the Decree annuls Ministerial Decree No. 153/2004 regarding the change of an employer.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2006-06-12
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Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1964-08-01 (KWT-1964-L-36003)
Law No. 38 of 1964 concerning Labour in the Private Sector
Basic text(s)
1994-06-29 (KWT-1994-R-44512)
Ministerial Decree No. 106 of 1994 regarding the regulation of employment in the private sector.
Serial region
Serial title
Statistical Compilation of Employment in the Private Sector 2006
Date
2006
Page range
p. 245