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BHR-1977-R-62090
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Title_of_text
Decision regarding Dangerous and Hazardous Industries and Occupations where Women may not be Employed (No. 5 of 1977).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bahrain
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1977-07-24
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Sets forth list of occupations for which women may not be employed. These include: underground work, work involving exposure to high temperature, work requiring great or continuous physical efforts, work involving exposure to dangerous vibrations, and work involving use or manufacturing of lead. Also contains list of activities for which pregnant women may not be employed. These include: occupations involving exposure to atomic or nuclear radiation or to X-rays, work which might expose woman worker to benzene smoke, work which exposes women to tetragenic substances, and work involving exposure to aniline dyes, carbon sulphate in the manufacture of silk or cellophane, hydrocarbons in oil refining, mercury, phosphorus, nitro-benzols, manganese, cadmium and beryllium.
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2013-06-27 (BHR-2013-R-95435)
Ministerial Order No. 32 of 2013 regulating occupations in which it is prohibited from employing women.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Order No. 5 of 1977
Publisher
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Country
Bahrain
URL
http://www.bah-molsa.com/english/index.asp
Serial region
Serial title
Unofficial translation
Page range
2p.