Bahrain served as a key location on the maritime routes connecting the Fertile Crescent with India for many years.
Its shores have been visited by craftsmen, traders, sailors and soldiers from the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, India and, more recently, Europe.
Large-scale expansions occurred in the trade sector, oil refinery, the construction of communications and other facilities, and a gradual improvement in administration and public services.
[3] The Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) estimate that around 70,000 migrant workers that live in Bahrain are undocumented.
In many cases employers withheld passports, restricted movement, substituted contracts, or did not pay wages.
However, later on, the system was changed so that only citizens were eligible for pensions, and both public and private sector employers were required to give their migrant workers end-of-service bonuses.
Over the past 15 years, the country has abolished the practice of transporting workers to jobs in open trucks.