TOTAL POPULATION 723,000
CHILD POPULATION 202,440 |
Population Reference Bureau -2004 |
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TOTAL CHILD LABOUR
As per UNICEF estimates, 5% of children aged 5-14 are involved in child labour |
State of World's Children 2005, UNICEF |
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ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION
For the year 2010, there are estimated to be 371,000 economically active people with no children in the age group 10-14 years being economically active |
ILO, Bureau of Statistics, Economically Active Population |
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GENDER RATIO
787 females for 1000 males |
CIA, factbook-2005 (Fig is an estimate for 2005) |
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CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL
In 2001, 7,400 children in the primary school going age group of 7-11 were out of school |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
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PROGRESS ON PRIMARY EDUCATION MDG
With an EDI of 0.932, Bahrain's progress towards achieving education for all by 2015 is medium |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
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CHILD SLAVERY
Forced or bonded labor is prohibited by law; however, in practice, the labor laws applied for the most part only to citizens, and abuses occurred, particularly in the cases of domestic servants and those working illegally. |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
| The Government also prohibits forced or compulsory child labor, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
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CHILD TRAFFICKING
Bahrain is a destination country for women and men who migrate legally from South Asia and the Philippines and — to a lesser extent — from China, Indonesia, the former Soviet Union, Morocco, and Ethiopia, but fall victim to conditions of sexual servitude, debt bondage, and other exploitative conditions that constitute involuntary servitude. |
US Dept. of State, Trafficking in Persons Report 2005 |
The law does not specifically prohibit trafficking in persons, and there were reports that some foreign workers were recruited for employment on the basis of fraudulent contracts and then forced to work under conditions different from what was promised |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
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CHILD PROSTITUTION & PRONOGRAPHY
No confirmed data |
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CHILDREN USED IN CRIME
No Confirmed Data |
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CHILD SOLDIERS
There were under-18s in the Bahraini armed forces. Non-commissioned officers, technicians and specialized personnel could join the army as cadets from the age of 15 and regular soldiers could be recruited at 17.
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CSUCS, Global Report on Child Soldiers, 2004 |
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CHILD LABOUR IN UNORGANISED SECTOR
Some children work in the market areas as car washers and porters. |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
