6. Concerning international instruments and conventions, the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, to which acceded the Kingdom of Bahrain in accordance with Law
Number (10) of 2007, addressed the right to work in Articles (6,7), which referred to the recognition of
the states party to the Covenant of the person’s right to work in a manner freely chosen and accepted
by an individual, provided that all the workers avail of a fair wage and an equal remuneration
rooted in equal work without any discrimination, while granting to woman conditions of work
which are not less than those enjoyed by men, while receiving a wage equal to that of men for equal
work, and without overseeing the availing of workers of the right to rest, free time and a reasonable
determination of work hours, regular holidays that are paid, and remunerations during official
holidays, while giving due regard to providing work conditions which provide and guarantee
safety and secure occupational health.
7. The joining of the Kingdom of Bahrain of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in accordance
with decree Number (9) of 1977 paved the way subsequently for it to accede to a constellation
of conventions related to the right to work numbering a total of ten conventions, whereby the
Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain in accordance with Decree Number (5) of 1981 acceded to
the: International Labour Organization convention Number (14) of 1921 concerning the Application
of the Weekly Rest in Industrial Undertakings, and Number (29) of 1930 concerning Forced or
Compulsory Labour, and Number (81) of 1947 concerning Labour Inspection in Industry and
Commerce, and Number (89) of 1948 concerning Night Work of Women Employed in Industry.
8. Subsequently it ratified or acceded to a constellation of conventions, such as convention Number
(105) of 1957 concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour in accordance with Decree Number (7)
of 1998, and this was followed by its acceding to Convention Number (159) of 1983 particular to
Occupational rehabilitation and labour (the disabled) in accordance with Decree-Law Number
(17) of 1999. Moreover, the Government ratified Convention Number (11) of 1985 particular to
discrimination in employment and profession in accordance with Decree Number (11) of 2000, and
it acceded in accordance with Decree-Law Number (12) of 2001 to Convention Number (182) of
1999 concerning prohibition of the worst forms of child labour and immediate measures to stop
them, and Convention Number (155) of 1981 concerning occupational safety, work environment,
and health, such in accordance with Law Number (25) of 2009.
9. The last of those conventions to which acceded the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain was
convention Number (138) of 1973 concerning the minimum age of employment, in accordance
with Law Number (1) of 2012, where the ratification or the Kingdom of the Kingdom of Bahrain
acceding to the above-mentioned ILO conventions constitutes a commitment to comply with the
international standards related to the right to work.
10. While occupational safety represents one of the pillars of labour rights in general and expatriate
workforce in general, the provisions of the Labour Law in the private sector and the decisions
effectuating it, contribute to achieving occupational safety, such as Decision Number (6) of 2013
concerning protecting workers from the risks of fires at the installations and work locations, and
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