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Legislative Decree (No. 14 of 1993) with respect to amending the Labour Law for the Private Sector promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 23 of 1976.

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Bahrain
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
1993-10-04
National
Law, Act

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Substitutes numerous sections of the Labour Law. The law shall not apply to civil servants, domestic workers, seafarers, family and casual workers, and most agricultural workers (section 2). S. 3 prohibits the employment of a non-Bahraini without first obtaining a work permit. Employers shall be liable for the costs of repatriating a foreign worker when a contract expires (s. 7). S. 14 prohibits recruitment and employment agencies from exacting fees from workers. S. 62 provides for rest periods for female employees to nurse their infants for two years following birth. Other substituted provisions regard foreign workers, labour contracts, apprentices, hours of work, overtime, dismissal, annual leave, and penalties for contravention of the Law.

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    Monograph title
    English translation
    Author
    Gulf Translations
    Place of publication
    Manama
    Country
    Bahrain
    Page range
    16 p.