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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.

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Arab region builds social insurance capacities through new ILO training programme
National delegations and social partners from 9 Arab countries united in Amman for the foundational course of the ILO Arab Region Social Insurance capacity-building programme.

Arab region builds social insurance capacities through new ILO training programme

Report reviews the wage protection system in Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Meeting organized by the EB-GCC at the ILO headquarters in Geneva

New ILO-GCC joint report

Report reviews the wage protection system in Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Projects and programmes

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

Project

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

Expanding Social insurance for agricultural workers in the Arab region

Social Protection

Expanding Social insurance for agricultural workers in the Arab region

Publications

Wage Protection Systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A regional analysis

New ILO-GCC joint report

Wage Protection Systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A regional analysis

Kingdom of Bahrain: The Employment, Environment, Climate Nexus Factsheet

Fact sheet

Kingdom of Bahrain: The Employment, Environment, Climate Nexus Factsheet

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Kirsten-Maria Schapira

Senior Specialist, ILS and Labour Law

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

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