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ILO Director-General sounds alarm on situation of workers in Bahrain

The Director-General of the International Labour Office, Juan Somavia, has reiterated the grave concern he expressed in a letter of 1 April to the Prime Minister of Bahrain at developments in the country, in particular over reports of widespread...

“The crisis in Bahrain must be solved through national dialogue” Statement by the ILO Director-General

Decent Work

Sultanate of Oman signs Decent Work Country Programme, the second Gulf country after the Kingdom of Bahrain

The Decent Work Country Programme for the Sultanate of Oman was launched today at the 99th session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva.

Memorandum of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of India and the Kingdom of Bahrain

Recent labour immigration policies in the oil-rich gulf: How effective are they likely to be?

This paper details the recent immigration policies in the six oil-rich countries comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Memorandum of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding in the areas of Labour and occupational training between the Government of the Nepal and the Government of the...

Bahrain - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2000-2008): Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and...

Bahrain - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2000-2008): Effective abolition of child labour (CL)

Bahrain - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2000-2008): Freedom of association and the effective recognition of...

His Highness, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa calls for regional summit on labour issues, globalization

His Highness, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa stressed the need for "true social dialogue, true debate" about the issues and impacts of globalization in the Middle East and worldwide, in his address to the 96th...

Crown Prince of Bahrain calls for increased social dialogue, fair globalization, announces regional labour summit

His Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, today urged delegates to the International Labour Organization’s annual conference to “work together towards fair globalization”...

Memorandum of Agreement

Memorandum of Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain on Health...

International Migration Papers No. 48

Women migrant domestic workers in Lebanon

International Migration Papers No. 47

Women migrant domestic workers in Bahrain

Labour migration

ILO and officials meet to finalise labour migration database in the Arab states

The ILO and government officials from Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates have gathered to review and validate a comprehensive ILO-managed labour migration database.

ILO hosts first session of the Policy Advisory Committee on Fair Migration in the Middle East

A diverse mix of experts meet to discuss key policy changes for a fair migration agenda in the Middle East

ILO-UN Women Expert Group Meeting on Governance of Migration: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way forward

Meeting on governance of migration with an aim to discuss and deepen the understanding of India’s current response to migration issues; with a purpose of recognizing the challenges and the opportunities for the future.

ILO Sri Lanka holds the National Consultation on labour migration and fair recruitment.

As part of the ILO’s Fair Recruitment Initiative, the EU-funded “Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration”, also known as REFRAME project organized a stakeholder consultation on labour migration and fair recruitment on...

ILO facilitates stakeholder consultation on labour migration and fair recruitment

As part of the ILO’s Fair Recruitment Initiative, the EU-funded “Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration” ( REFRAME) project is organizing a stakeholder consultation on labour migration and fair recruitment.

Project

STREAM - Extending Social Protection to migrant workers and their families in the South Asia-Gulf Corridor