Requirement Two Legal Aid Provided by the NIHR one legal aid case was closed at the request of its recipient. 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. (26) of 2014 establishing the NIHR, as amended by Decree-Law No. (20) of 2016, the NIHR takes a role in providing legal assistance to individuals or any party, whether be it filing a complaint where the NIHR is not competent to consider, or upon initially requesting legal aid, by providing information on the procedures to be followed and assistance in taking them before resorting to the NIHR. It is important that the legal aid seeker exhaust all administrative or legal remedies and grievances, as the case warrants, file a report to the competent authorities, or resort to another authority with inherent jurisdiction in view of the request. 4. Concerning one legal assistance case pertaining to unpaid wages owed, the NIHR communicated with those concerned in the Labor Market Regulatory Authority regarding it, to verify the legal status of the concerned person. The response explained that the concerned worker submitted a complaint to the Migrant Workers Protection Society that was referred to the Preventive Inspection Department of the Authority to debrief and take the necessary action; actions are being taken against the establishment after collecting information, and after it was revealed through the preliminary information that there is a suspicion of human trafficking. Accordingly, the NIHR closed the case for lack of jurisdiction, to be followed up by the competent authority. In this regard, the NIHR provided (306) cases of legal aid during the year 2022, as follows: 5. Another legal aid case was the arbitrary dismissal of Mr. (V.P.V.) to and the refusal of the employer to pay him his due wages. Accordingly, the NIHR communicated directly with those concerned in the Labor Market Regulatory Authority. The Authority’s response clarified that the employer submitted an employment leaving notice against the said worker in November of 2021, and that the worker has initiated complaint procedures against this notification; however, the Authority decided to reject the grievance and inform the concerned worker of the reasons and justifications for the rejection. Accordingly, the NIHR closed and filed the case for lack of 2. In the field of economic, social, and cultural rights, the most important legal assistance provided by the NIHR reached (110) cases, of which (14) cases related to the right to work, the contents of which varied between claiming labor dues, arbitrary dismissal, and other related issues. 3. The total number of aid cases related to unpaid wages owed to workers was (8) cases, of which (6) cases were closed for lack of jurisdiction, with providing legal advice to those concerned, enlightening them of the procedures to be followed and directing them to file a complaint starting with the authorities with inherent jurisdiction, while 94