Highlighting the main advantages and features of the new law, he said the relationship between the employers and employees has many effects on the society. Therefore, the economic and social balance brought about by the new law will undoubtedly contribute to stability of the labour market and economic growth.
“As a matter of fact, the Kingdom of Bahrain, represented by the Labour Ministry, has been keen to upgrade this legislation being one of the key mechanisms which contribute to employing the national labour force and, consequently, solving unemployment,” the Labour Minister said, describing September 1, 2012 as a turning point in Bahrain’s labour legislation when the new labour law went into effect as per royal decree number 36 for 2012, ending 36 years of the previous law issued in decree-law 23 for 1976 and its amended provisions.