Employment and training

Women's night work (Art. 22)

Official text per PAM's consolidated English edition (2025). For guidance only; not legal advice.

It is prohibited to employ women at night during the period from 10:00 at night to 7:00 in the morning. This excludes hospitals, sanatoriums, private treatment homes and establishments in respect of which a resolution by the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour shall be issued. The employer shall, in all cases referred to in this article, provide them with all security requirements as well as transportation means from and to the workplace. The working hours during the holy month of Ramadan shall be excluded from the provisions of this Article.

Source The English text is presented as the official January 2025 consolidated edition identified in the approved local source notes. The Arabic text is unofficial. This local snapshot was not independently verified against PAM by this directory.

Public Authority for Manpower: Labour Law

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