Second Annual Report of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) 2014 - Kingdom of Bahrain reasons for rejection, without considering the silence of the competent ministry or lack of notification as implicit rejection of this incorporation. • Incorporating a provision in Decree-Law No. 33 of 2002 Promulgating the Law on Trade Unions, as amended, that grants the workers governed by civil service regulations the right to form and join trade unions. THE RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING16: • Urging the legislative authority to expedite the adoption of the draft law on the environment in order to be an integrated legislation that would regulate various environmental aspects, and incorporate deterrent penalties for violation cases. RIGHT TO WORK17: • Urging the legislative authority to make the necessary adjustments to Decree-Law No. 78 of 2006, so that it guarantees the right to disbursement of the subsidy amount for job seekers or compensation for the unemployed throughout the period of job seeking or unemployment, and stating the legal controls that prevent the abuse of this right. • Urging the legislative authority to enact a law dealing with domestic workers affairs and recruitment offices, including a statement of the rights and obligations of the parties involved. COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS18: • Urging the legislative authority to make amendments to Law No.1 of 2008 on Combating Trafficking in Persons to ensure its comprehensiveness and consistency with the relevant international instruments. • Urging the legislative authority to conduct a comprehensive review of national legislation to ensure that it contain all relevant issues related to the crime of trafficking in Persons, from prevention, treatment, to punishment of the perpetrators. RIGHT TO HEALTH19: • Urging the legislative authority to expedite the discussion and approval of the draft law on medical liability, which is prepared in the light of the draft law submitted by the Council of Representatives, in order to be an integrated legislation that is concerned in particular with stating the rights and duties of patients, medical practitioners, and health care providers, and the implications of violations. RIGHT TO EDUCATION20: • Urging the legislative authority to adopt a special law regulating the process of entitlement and distribution of grants and scholarships to student beneficiaries. WOMEN’S RIGHTS21: • Urging the legislative authority to make the necessary adjustments to the provisions of Law No. 36 of 2012 promulgating the Labor Law for the Private Sector for the purpose of establishing equality of women working in the private sector with the female employees in the civil service regarding breastfeeding leave. 16 For further information on the Right to an Adequate Standard of Living, refer to NIHR first annual report for 2013, p. 80. For further information on the Right to Work, refer to NIHR first annual report for 2013, p. 85. 18 For further information on the Combating Trafficking in Persons, refer to NIHR first annual report for 2013, p. 92. 19 For further information on the Right to Health, refer to NIHR first annual report for 2013, p. 96. 20 For further information on the Right to Education, refer to NIHR first annual report for 2013, p. 101. 21 For further information on Women’s Rights, refer to NIHR first annual report for 2013, p. 110. 17 17