its citizens in the event of… unemployment…”, Decree-Law No. (78) of 2006 was issued regarding unemployment insurance, according to which the unemployment insurance system became one of the successful systems in the field of social solidarity, as it fulfilled part of the financial needs of the job seeker or the unemployed person, by paying a specific monthly amount according to the person’s educational qualification. However, The NIHR noted that the provisions of the law stipulate that the payment of the insurance amount is for a temporary period. 2.10According to the statistics announced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, the number of job seekers who are eligible for unemployment subsidy and compensation during the year 2020 reached nearly 20 thousand beneficiaries after removing the repetition of names from the monthly lists. 2.11 Based on the Royal Directives to launch a financial and economic package to support citizens and the private sector in dealing with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and to maintain sustainable growth, the government has undertaken to pay the salaries of citizens in the private sector from the unemployment insurance fund, with the salaries being paid for the months of March, April and May 2020, then half of the citizens’ salaries were paid for the months of June, July, and August, and 50% of the salaries of insured Bahrainis working in the most affected private sector establishments were paid for a period of three months (July, August and September 2020), as well as paying 50% of the salaries of Bahrainis in the most affected sectors, which were still suffering from total and partial lockdown for a period of three months, starting from October until December 2020. 2.12Article No. (27) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain guarantees the right to form and join trade unions, stipulating that “the freedom to form associations and unions, on national principles, for lawful objectives and by peaceful means is guaranteed under the rules and conditions stipulated by law, provided that the fundamentals of the religion and public order are not infringed. No one can be forced to join any association or union or to continue as a member”. for legitimate aims and by peaceful means, is guaranteed in accordance with the terms and conditions specified by law, provided that the foundations of religion and public order are not violated. No one may be compelled to join or remain in any association or union.” 2.13 Accordingly, Decree-Law No. (33) of 2002 was issued promulgating the Trade Unions Law and its amendments, which contained the syndicate structure and its objectives, and the provisions related to the establishment and membership of the trade union, and others related to its dissolution and the work it is prohibited from undertaking. 2.14Emanating from the interest of the NIHR to provide the necessary protection for Parallel Report of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain submitted to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)@2021 6