A law aimed at extending social insurance protection for Bahrainis working in other GCC countries has been unanimously approved by the Shura Council.
The legislation updates the GCC Unified System governing cross-border social insurance coverage and introduces new benefits, including unemployment insurance, while reinforcing co-ordination between pension and social insurance authorities across the region.
Social Insurance Organisation (SIO) chief executive Sahar Al Mannai revealed that 4,473 Bahrainis are currently employed in other GCC countries, stressing that existing arrangements – in effect since 2006 – already ensure that Gulf citizens working outside their home states remain covered for core benefits such as old-age, disability and death.
