the right to work, the NIHR received (5) complaints related to the right to work in the year (2019), and a similar number in (2020), in addition to (3) complaints in (2021). A number of these complaints were resolved after communicating them with the relevant authorities, and the solution of the remaining ones is being followed up. 2.15 The NIHR extended legal aid to (24) cases related to the right to work in (2019), and (44) cases of legal aid in (2020), in addition to (25) cases in (2021), where the NIHR communicated directly with the concerned authorities about a number of them, and some authorities were addressed for humanitarian reasons, while a number of applicants were advised of the procedures to be followed in such cases. 2.16 In the framework of protecting the right to work, the NIHR monitored (6) cases related to the right to work in(2019), the contents of which varied in terms of the rights alleged to have been violated, in addition to (5) related cases in (2020), and (3) cases in (2021), where direct communication was established with those concerned with the status of monitoring to complete the information, and it was submitted to the authorities with direct jurisdiction. 2.17 Recommendations: (A) Joining the International Labor Organization Convention No. (87) of 1988 regarding freedom of association and protection of the right to organize, and International Labor Organization Convention No. (98) of 1988 regarding the implementation of the principles of the right to organize and collective bargaining. (B) The enactment of a law dealing with the affairs of domestic workers and recruitment offices, including a statement of the rights and obligations of the relevant parties. (C) Make the necessary amendments to the provisions of Law No. (36) of 2012 promulgating the Labor Law in the private sector for the purpose of equalizing women working in the private sector with female employees in the Civil Service (public sector) regarding granting care leave to breastfeed their child. (D) Make the necessary amendments to Decree-Law No. (78) of 2006 to guarantee the right to disburse the amount of subsidy to the jobseeker or compensation to the unemployed throughout the period of searching for work or unemployment, while stating the legal controls that prevent abuse of this right. (E) Make the necessary amendments to the provisions of Decree-Law No. (33) of 2002 promulgating the Trade Unions Law and its amendments, to introduce a provision stating the right of workers addressed by civil service systems and regulations to establish and join trade unions. (F) The importance of taking the necessary measures towards expediting the replacement of foreign workers by national labor, 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 7