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3. The move.in the direction of Jabour organisation
seemed bo be one which would have repercussions in the
neighbouring oil-bearing Mr too of Kuwait and -.at nr, and
with the concurrence of the Lai.rain Government I
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therefore sought the help of hr.li.T. Audoloy, v/no wus at
that time Labour Counsel'.! ox- in .‘axro and Labour Advisor
bo the british kiddle <-not Offioo, to advise the
Government on trade union cjuostions and on the dm ft in;;
of a labour hr.?.

4. The reunite of vioito which iir. Audoloy paid to
Balirain v/ero that the Gomm...ttoo to study lubour (jr.eiitio.iij
wqr formed a;; a tripartite body representing onual l.y tiio
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Government, employers and workers; / that the Jhiler accepted
the principle of trade unions being net up in halnain (he
had hitherto net hin faco fir.-tly a;:..in: t any ouch idea);

Mr. Auduloy also gave the Government a draft labour lav
for submission to the no comm ttoe and a .joint
consultative) cohirnittccs ordinance, which was intended to
bo u temporary, educational r.iejsuro fo. tvv. purpose of
encouraging bet ter omp'J oyer-employee relations in Bahrain
and for preparing the way for trade unionu tJiro.i; .h
voluntary joint consultation. In addition, '.;r. Auclsloy* s

auaiotant in Cairo, Hr. 0. lAur shall, was attacliud to my
staff us First Mecret.iry (Labour) in order to lielp the
: • Lubour Advisory Co.iUiuttce prepay- . the ordinances.
5. The Lubour Law Advisory Cornu.ttoo v/as formed in

April 1955. The Joint Consultative Comm .ttees Ordinance
was enacted by the Jiulei on the 2*>th of June 1*1,ljt and the
draft of the Lubour Ordinance wan passed to the Bahrain
Governmont on October 10, 1956.
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