Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain has been a member of the ILO since 1977 and has ratified 10 ILO Conventions, including five of the eight fundamental conventions. In 2010 Bahrain became the first Gulf Cooperation Council nation to adopt a Decent Work Country Programme, the ILO's main three-year vehicle for delivery of support to countries. In August 2016, the ILO and Bahrain prepared a new Decent Work Country Programme with a focus on capacity building for tripartite constituents as well as International Labour Standards, social dialogue, unemployment insurance and protection of migrant workers.
Latest news and stories
The UAE introduces voluntary pensions to replace end-of-service indemnities, joining an increasing trend of reforms across the GCC countries
Bahrain takes leap forward in enhancing end-of-service rights for migrant workers
Labour statistics
National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
Projects and programmes
Social Protection
Expanding Social insurance for agricultural workers in the Arab region
Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries
Events
Arab Social Protection Compass Webinar series: Part I
Integrating contributory and non-contributory social protection in Oman
Publications
Bahrain: Regulatory Framework Governing Migrant Workers
Social protection for migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A regional mapping of provisions on paper and in practice
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Contact
Redha Ameur
Chief Regional Programming Services
ILO Regional Office for the Arab States
- Email: ameur@ilo.org
ILO activities in Bahrain are coordinated by the ILO in the Arab States Office, based in Beirut.
Aresco Centre - Justinien Street - Kantari
P.O.Box 11-4088 Riad Solh 1107-2150
Beirut – Lebanon
- Email: beirut@ilo.org
Phone: + 961-1-752400