Law No. 36 of 2012, Labour Law in the Private Sector
Date Adopted / Created / Concluded
Bahrain's Labour Law for the Private Sector secures rights for workers including migrant workers, especially non-national domestic workers.
Amiri Decree-Law No. 12 of 1977
Date Adopted / Created / Concluded
Decree-Law No. 12 temporarily suspends the application of certain provisions of the Law on Social Insurance, Decree Law No. 24/1976 and amended by Decree Law No. 27/1976, to non-Bahrainis.
Amiri Decree-Law No. 23 of 1976, The Labour Law for the Private Sector
Date Adopted / Created / Concluded
Decree-Law No. 23, the Labour Law for the Private Sector, includes many provisions regarding migrant workers in the country's private sector. This legislation has since been amended by Legislative Decree No.14 of 1993.
Decree No. 24 of 1976
Date Adopted / Created / Concluded
Decree No. 24 provides a framework for social insurance for both nationals and non-nationals, states the employer is required to display in a prominent location at the workplace and an announcement about the entity responsible for treating his workers and the procedures that must be followed by the latter in cases of injury at work or outside it, and that a foreigner leaving the country permanently who has subscribed to the social insurance for more than three years shall be paid his dues that were paid to the General Authority to participate in the social insurance, his indemnity, and an annual interest rate of 5%.
Endtrafficking Bahrain
Date Adopted / Created / Concluded
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) launched a website (ENDTRAFFICKING BAHRAIN) that promotes awareness on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and serves as a platform for relevant official information regarding the government’s initiatives and efforts on combating TIP for foreign workers.