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BAHRAIN, Kuwait and Oman are the best places to work in the Gulf – and are on a par with working conditions in the US, according to a new study.
They were ranked higher than Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE in a 2014 Global Rights Index published by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
The study placed countries in one of five different categories, with category one containing the best places to work and category five containing the worst.
Bahrain was positioned in category four along with Kuwait and Oman, as well as the US.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE were designated category five countries.
The index was created based on 97 indicators such as whether employees were exposed to systematic physical violence, threats and intimidation, had the right to strike and were guaranteed protection under the law.
“Workers in countries with the rating of four have reported systematic violations,” the report said.
“The government and/or companies are engaged in serious efforts to crush the collective voice of workers putting fundamental rights under continuous threat.”
To qualify for category four, a country must fare poorly in 27 to 35 indicators used to draw up the index.
Rights groups in Bahrain have long campaigned for a better working environment, especially for Asian expats who face the harshest conditions with low payment, delayed salaries and other forms of abuse.
Migrant Workers Protection Society chairwoman Marietta Dias told the GDN that labour unions should be doing more to recruit expat members to better protect their rights.
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