ILAB in Bahrain

Office of Trade and Labor Affairs – Trade Agreement Administration & Technical Cooperation (OTLA-TAATC) Promote Tripartism and Labor Reform

U.S. Department of Labor's Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor

This annual report, required by the Trade and Development Act of 2000, presents the findings of the Secretary of Labor with respect to trade beneficiary countries' implementation of international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor.

• 2006 Report (PDF)
• 2005 Report (PDF)

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement

The U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement entered into force on August 1, 2006.

Pursuant to section 2102 (c) of the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-210), the President is required to prepare several reports to the Congress related to new free trade agreements. Among these reports are a United States Employment Impact Review, Labor Rights Report, and Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report. The Department of Labor, in consultation with other federal agencies, has been delegated the responsibility for preparing these three reports.

1. United States Employment Impact Review of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (September 2005) (PDF)
2. Labor Rights Report: Bahrain (September 2005) (PDF)
3. Laws Governing Exploitative Child Labor Report: Bahrain (September 2005) (PDF)

For more information about the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, please visit the USTR Web site.