أقر الدستور الكويتي في المادة (41) حق العمل لكل كويتي وحقه في اختيار نوعه، والعمل واجب على كل مواطن تقتضيه الكرامة ويستوجبه الخير العام، وتقوم الدولة بتوفيره للمواطنين مع عدالة شروطه.
Article 41 of the Kuwaiti Constitution stipulates that: “Every Kuwaiti has the right to work and to choose the type of his work. Work is a duty incumbent on every citizen and is necessitated by his personal dignity and the public interest. The State shall endeavour to make work available on equitable terms.”