'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [‎12r] (23/525)

The Labour Roster of the Gomj^any aateci the 1st
Octoher 1935 shows 33 skilled and 12 semi-skilled
Indian employees, all of whom, if recruited in India,
appear to he affected hy the provisions of the Act
( vide Section 2 and Chapters IV and VI thereof), ana
with the erection of the refinery, the number is
likely to increase.
3. The Boster does not show any unskilled Indian
labour, and it is unlikely that the Company will
require to import unskilled Indian Labour. It may "be
noted, however, that under Section 10 (l) of the Indian
^migrption Act, the emigration of unskilled Indian
labour to Bahrain would be unlawful until the Govern
ment of India publish a notification rendering it
lawful.
4. i t is not known ho i v. the Company recruit their
Indian skilled employees. Do they do it through an
agent in India? If so, and if he do^s not comply
with the provisions of the Indian Emigration Act he
would, of course, be liable to be proceeded against
by the Local Government in India. If the Company
engage them locally, i.e. in Bahrain, the provisions
of the Act would not apply.
5. In the case of Indian and British protected
skilled labour recruited locally it is desirable that
a proper form of contract should be entered into,
setting forth clearly the rights and liabilities of
both parties, including the point of compensation dealt
with in the correspondence with i~ajor Prior referred to
in paragraph 1 above. This will minimise the possibil
ty of suits'being brought in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Courts for
breach