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FO 371/127018

Labour Ordinances and labour affairs in Bahrain, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Appointment by the Bahrain Government of Sheikh Ahmad Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa to be Commissioner of Labour and the need to make amendments accordingly to the drafts of the Bahrain Employed Persons Compensation Ordinance and the Bahrain Labour Ordinance (36) Text of a talk, broadcast on Voice of the Arabs entitled 'The Arab workers in Bahrain' (37) Discussion of further amendments to be made to the Bahrain Employed Persons Compensation Ordinance and the Bahrain Labour Ordinance (38) Request from the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bi
FO 371/127017

Labour Ordinances and labour affairs in Bahrain, 1957

This file concerns the creation of a labour law for Bahrain.
FO 371/127016

Labour Ordinances and labour affairs in Bahrain, 1957

This file concerns the creation of a labour law for Bahrain.
FO 371/127015

Labour Ordinances and labour affairs in Bahrain, 1957

This file concerns the creation of a labour law for Bahrain.
FO 371/127014

Labour Ordinances and labour affairs in Bahrain, 1957

This file concerns the creation of a labour law for Bahrain.
FO 371/168905

Mining, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Extracts of reports from Saudi Arabian newsletters on the discovery of mineral resources (1) Expectation that the government-owned General Petroleum and Minerals Organization will soon begin large-scale production of bauxite in Saudi Arabia (2) Saudi Arabian Mining Code and comments on the present state of the industry (3) Mr P Pond of Davy-Ashmore Group's planned visit to Jeddah to determine the viability of a project to establish a blast furnace and steel mill for iron ore treatment, enclosing a brochure of the Davy-Ashmore Export Co
FO 371/168785

Labour developments, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Report on labour developments in Kuwait (2) Report on the change in the relationship between the Kuwait Oil Company and the state of Kuwait in relation to labour (3) Letter concerning the establishment of a Higher Advisory Committee for Labour Affairs in Kuwait, particularly the belief that one of its first steps will be to recommend the establishment of trade unions (1)

FO 371/168771

Fisheries, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggestion by French fisheries expert G R Valran of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN that Kuwait's fishing industry should be properly organised before a modern fishing company can be formed in Kuwait (1) Possibility of the expansion of the fishing industry in Kuwait and of employment therein (2) Formation of the Kuwait National Fishing Company.
FO 371/179925

Chamber of Commerce, 1965

This file contains: Ordinance establishing a chamber of commerce in Dubai, a decree to appoint the constituent committee of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and related correspondence which discusses the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's intentions and rationale (8) Correspondence relating to the reaction of British and other businesses to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce ordinance and the questions of parallel legislation and compulsory or voluntary membership (9) Correspondence relating to discontent among merchants of Abu Dhabi with the Ruler Sheikh Shakhbut Bin S
FO 371/132916

Workmens' Compensation legislation in Trucial States, 1958

This file contains a draft ordinance to provide for compensation to employed persons for injuries suffered in the course of their employment in the Trucial States and related correspondence. It also includes a telegram from C Marshall discussing his position in Bahrain (1-2).

FO 371/109947

Formation of Trade Unions in Persian Gulf: strikes in Kuwait, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Investigation into the identity and nationality of Ashraf Kamal after he made a speech at the World Federation of Trade Unions Congress in Vienna (1) Strike of Indian and Pakistani artisans living in the Jiwan Camp, Kuwait.
FO 371/109945

Employees of Bahrain Petroleum Company: large increase in rates of pay and salaries ordered by King Saud, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Screening of Indians and Pakistanis seeking employment with the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) (1) BAPCO's proposal to increase wages and improve working conditions in response to the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) doing the same (2-4) Strike by taxi drivers, bus drivers and haulage contractor drivers in Bahrain regarding third party insurance (5)