Call upon the concerned authorities to activate the role of the Regional
Research and Training Center for Combating Trafficking in Persons, which
was established in cooperation between the Labor Market Regulatory
Authority and The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in
the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries.
Summary of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority reply to
NIHR:
The NIHR did not receive a reply during the timeframe of this report.
(4) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s
reply to NIHR:
Take firm legal actions against employers who are found to have been
unfair or abusive, or have delayed payment of workers’ wages, and take
preventive administrative measures that safeguard against abuse or delay
in wage payment in such cases, including the mandatory transfer of wages
to workers’ bank accounts.
Summary of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development
reply to NIHR:
The NIHR did not receive a reply during the timeframe of this report.
(5) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s
reply to NIHR:
Reconsider the provisions of Decision No. (3) of 2013 on banning outdoor
work at noon time, by extending the ban period prescribed therein in terms
of time and place, in a manner commensurate with the high temperatures
in the Kingdom of Bahrain during the months (June-September) of each
year, and in a way that prevents workers from being exposed to the risks
of sunstroke and falling when performing work outdoors as a result of heat
stress
Summary of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development
reply to NIHR:
The NIHR did not receive a reply during the timeframe of this report.
(6) Text of recommendation and summary of the competent authority’s
reply to NIHR:
Call for reaching a more broadly acceptable formula on the flexible work
permit system between the competent government agencies and the
legislative authority (Shura and Representatives Councils), and the
Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry and relevant civil society
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