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BHR-2013-R-95435
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Title_of_text
Ministerial Order No. 32 of 2013 regulating occupations in which it is prohibited from employing women.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bahrain
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment; Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2013-06-27
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides a list of occupations for which women may not be employed, these occupations are as follows:
- 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.
Moreover, this Order Provides a list of occupations for which pregnant women may not be employed. These occupations are as follows:
- 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 teratogenic 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.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2013-06-28
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Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
2012-08-02 (BHR-2012-L-91026)
Law No. 36 of 2012 Promulgating the Labour Law in the Private Sector.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1977-07-24 (BHR-1977-R-62090)
Decision regarding Dangerous and Hazardous Industries and Occupations where Women may not be Employed (No. 5 of 1977).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line in Arabic
Author
Bahrain Legislation & Legal opinion commission online
Country
Bahrain
URL
http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/
File
95435.pdf (PDF in Arabic)
Serial region
Serial title
Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya
Date
2013-06-27
Number
No. 3110
Page range
P. 8 - P. 9