The right to work and employment

The Kingdom of Bahrain has made many pioneering achievements in the field of labour market reform and employment, including:

• The establishment of trade unions, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), and the labour fund (Tamkeen), which has contributed to reducing the unemployment rate.
• Providing job seekers with financial subsidies, estimated at an average of $360 per month, under Decree No. (78) of 2006 regarding unemployment insurance, which is an unprecedented step in the Arab world.
• Respecting the rights of expatriate workers by ensuring their freedom of movement and prohibiting them from working at noon in the construction sector or traveling in open trucks.
• Implementation of Decree No. (1) of 2008 on combating trafficking (PDF, 223KB, 4 pages, Arabic only) in persons and ensuring health and humanitarian standards in residential and labour environments.