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Law No. 49 of 1996 concerning care for disabled persons.

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First Region

Kuwait
Disabled workers
1996-08-31
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Provides that the State shall provide housing, social allowance, disability benefit, and medical care to disabled persons. Government bodies employing 50 or more Kuwaiti workers shall ensure that disabled persons constitute at least 2 per cent of the workforce. Part 4 establishes a Supreme Council for the Affairs of Disabled Persons, which shall set forth policies concerning the disabled. Part 5 sets forth punishments for violations of the Act, including neglect of an obligation to take care of a disabled person.

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    Serial title
    Business Laws of Kuwait
    Page range
    pp. 1.22-243/1.22-249