National Institution for Human Rights – Kingdom of Bahrain designed to promote, by methods appropriate to national conditions and practice, equality of opportunity and treatment in respect of employment and occupation, with a view to eliminating any discrimination in respect thereof”. 8. The State has an obligation to respect the right to work through non-interference in a way which might prejudice the essence of this right. Therefore, any discrimination based on race, color, sex, language or otherwise is a violation of the State’s obligation to respect this right. It is the State’s obligation to provide the necessary protection of this right by taking all measures that prevent the intervention of other parties that affect the individual’s enjoyment of the right to work, such as protection from arbitrary dismissal, or denial of benefits and labor rights. The State’s commitment to the principle of the right to work is materialized through the Government’s implementation of comprehensive national policies to ensure the enjoyment of all individuals of the right to work. 9. As regards the efforts of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain towards the right to work, NIHR reviewed the Ministry of Labor report published on December 15, 2013, which shows that unemployment rate is within natural and safe limits, as it stands on the average of 4.3%. Statistics indicate that the Ministry employed 19,764 job seekers, while the total number of job seekers registered with the Ministry is 8,051 individuals in various disciplines and qualifications. 10. The Ministry of Labor also indicated that the Improvement of National Labor Force Wages Project, since its implementation in 2012, was able to improve the wages of 12,683 Bahraini workers. The monthly wages of university graduates were increased to a minimum of BHD 400 dinars, while the wages of high school graduates or holders of lower certificates totaling 10,480 persons were increased to a minimum of BHD 250 a month. 11. Since the implementation of the Insurance against Unemployment Regulation, issued by Decree-Law No. 78 of 2006, which became a successful social solidarity regulation, it was able to fulfill part of the financial needs of job seekers or the unemployed through the monthly payment of BHD 250 to university graduates, and BHD 120 to the holders of lower degrees, and for only six months. More than fifty thousand job seekers and unemployed persons have benefitted from this Regulation. 12. As part of the Government’s pursuit to control people’s enjoyment of the right to work and its consequent effects, the Ministry of Labor conducted approximately 14,121 inspection visits, ranging between 5,568 periodic inspection visits, and 5022 visits to ensure business owners’ commitment to the decision prohibiting work at noon time in the construction sector during July and August 2013. The Ministry has also conducted inspection visits to the accommodations of migrant workers in order to ensure the application of occupational safety and health instructions. The Ministry conducted 74 visits to accommodations used by 11,060 workers. 13. Within the framework of joint efforts and continuous coordination between the Ministry of Interior, represented by Naturalization, Passports and Residence Affairs, and the Labor Market Regulatory Authority, aimed at addressing the phenomenon of bulk and irregular labor, 132 inspection visits were made, during which 756 male and female violators were identified. 14. Whereas occupational safety is one of the components of the right to work, the provisions of the Labor Law for the Private Sector, and the implementing resolutions thereof, have addressed every issue that would ensure occupational safety. These provisions include Resolution No. 3 of 2013 on the Prohibition of Work at Noon Time; 82