schedule, and to be completed before School employees return to their workplaces, in preparation for the start of the first semester 2020-2021. e. The right to work and the right to an adequate standard of living during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic 114. Aiming to enhance and ensure various economic, social, and cultural rights, are relished, the Kingdom of Bahrain announced, on March 17, 2020, the launch of a 4.3 billion Bahraini dinars economic financial package in support of citizens and the private sector. It included guaranteeing the salaries of insured citizens in the private sector for a period of three months, starting April 2020, the government also guarantees the payment of electricity and water bills of all subscribers, individuals, and companies for a period of three months starting April 2020, and waived rental payments for government owned industrial lands for a period of three months starting April 2020. It also doubled the size of the cash fund to 200 million BD, exempting touristic facilities from related fees for a period of three months starting April 2020, and raising the lending capacity of banks by the equivalent of 3.7 billion dinars to postpone installments or to provide additional financing to customers. 115. In the same context, financial grants were provided by the labor fund “Tamkeen” to the affected companies, with the allocation of two portfolios, one to support taxi drivers, public transport drivers, and bus drivers for a period of three months, and the second to support driving instructors for a period of three months, provided that they do not have a commercial registry or a pension; also, all labor fund (Tamkeen) programs, were redirected to supporting the affected companies and restructuring of loans supported by them. 116. Furthermore, and in compliance with the Royal Directives of His Majesty, the King of the Country - may God protect and preserve him, to unify national efforts at the local level to confront the repercussions of the spread of the coronavirus globally, in a manner that preserves the health and safety of citizens and residents, and in parallel with the continuation of the State’s programs and its operation in order to achieve sustainable development endeavors for the benefit of citizens, the Council of Ministers decided that the government would pay 50% of the salaries of insured Bahrainis in the private sector in the most affected sectors for a period of three months, starting October, which benefited 23,000 Bahraini employees and 4,000 establishments. 117. In this regard, the Council of Ministers approved a draft law adding a new clause, No. (5) to Paragraph (C) of Article (8) of Decree-Law No. (78) of 2006 regarding unemployment insurance and recommended to issue it pursuant to Article (38) of the Constitution. The Council of Ministers also agreed to pay 50% of the salaries of a total of 524 female workers in kindergartens and nurseries who are not insured, for a period of three months starting October 2020. It also decided to extend the wage support provided by the Labor Fund NIHR Bahrain- Eighth Annual Report 2020 41