First: Combating Racial Discrimination in the National Human Rights System in the Kingdom of Bahrain 1. National Legislation 1.1 The Kingdom of Bahrain has devoted great importance to the right to equality, non-discrimination and combating racial discrimination. This is evident in establishing this right in the Constitution. Article )18( of the Constitution states: “People are equal in human dignity, and citizens are equal before the law in public rights and duties. There shall be no discrimination among them on the basis of sex, origin, language, religion or creed.” Right to Work: 1.2 Bahrain has taken clear legislative steps regarding combating racial discrimination, ensuring equality between workers and preserving their rights without discrimination, starting with the enactment of Decree Law No. (59) of 2018 amending some provisions of the Labor Law in the Private Sector promulgated by Law No. (36) of 2012, which provides for the addition of Article (2 bis), which states that: “It is prohibited to discriminate among workers subject to the provisions of this Law on the grounds of gender, origin, language, religion or belief.” 1.3 This was recently followed by the enactment of Decree Law No. (16) of 2021 amending some provisions of the Labor Law referred to above, which includes the addition of an explicit text stating that: “It is prohibited to discriminate in wages between male and female workers in a work of equal value,” which will have a significant impact on removing all forms of stereotyped forms of discrimination and guarantees the protection of the rights of women employed in various productive sectors. “Additional Information” Parallel Report of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) © 2022 4