Humaidan discusses the development of labor legislation with a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security

24-01-2020

His Excellency Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour and Social Development and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority, met in his office at the Ministry with Dr Abdullah Khalifa Al Thawadi, a member of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Committee. During the meeting, they discussed enhancing cooperation between the legislative and executive authorities to develop labour legislation in a manner that reflects the Kingdom of Bahrain’s legislative progress, protecting human rights in various fields—particularly workers’ rights—improving the work environment, and providing all legal components that safeguard the rights of the three parties to production. In this context, Humaidan highlighted the fruitful cooperation between the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority, and the Council of Representatives in drafting several advanced pieces of legislation that comply with national laws and international labour principles. He emphasised the esteemed Government’s keenness to foster further cooperation to advance the labour legislative system in a way that protects the rights of workers and employers alike, noting that having advanced legislation in force contributes to improving the work environment and preserving the gains achieved in this prosperous era. For his part, Al Dhawadi commended the Government’s cooperation with the legislative authority in implementing advanced labour laws aimed at improving the work environment, stressing the Council of Representatives’ aspiration for continued cooperation to update labour laws and legislation to keep pace with developments in the labour market.