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Other legislative initiatives to protect labor rights in Bahrain include a 2012 private sector labor law, focusing inter alia on the number of sick days, annual leave, compensation for unfair dismissals, fines for labor law violations and the streamlining of labor disputes.
Kuwait's foreign labor consists of 4.5 million residents, working in both blue collar and white collar jobs. Although the Kuwait government proposed in March 2018 the right to own property to expatriate workers, they faced problems in adapting to Kuwaiti society.
Annual leave shall be for a period of not less than 6 working days following the employee's first year of employment. In subsequent years, the employer may fix the annual vacation at more than 6 working days for an employee. Employees are also entitled to 13 paid public holidays. [5] [184] [185] 6 13 19 East Timor: 12 12 Togo
In April 2020, the government of Qatar provided $824 million to pay the wages of migrant workers in quarantine or undergoing treatment for COVID-19. [49] [50] Later that year, the Qatari government announced a monthly minimum wage for all workers of 1,000 riyals (US$275), an increase from the previous temporary minimum wage of 750 riyals a month.
Kuwait forms new government headed by Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah. May 12, 2024 at 11:58 AM (Reuters) -Kuwait formed a new cabinet headed by Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah, according to a royal decree ...
The labor code allows the government to set a minimum hourly wage; however, the government has not exercised this provision except for setting the minimum wage for domestic workers at FG 440,000 (US$62) per month. [10] 48 2017 Guinea-Bissau: CFA 19,030 (US$30) per month plus a bag of rice [97] 412: 935. 45 0.18: 0.4. 58.1 % 2017 Guyana
Annual leave, also known as statutory leave, is a period of paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for whatever the employee wishes. Depending on the employer's policies, differing number of days may be offered, and the employee may be required to give a certain amount of advance notice, may have to coordinate with the employer to be sure that staffing is available ...
The reference says: "Almost all workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year" and "Bank or public holidays do not have to be given as paid leave. An employer can choose to include bank holidays as part of a worker’s statutory annual leave." The legal minimum for fulltime workers is 20 days plus public holidays.