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'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [‎111r] (222/525)

The record is made up of 1 file (258 folios). It was created in 1 Nov 1935-9 Dec 1938. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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ENTITLED TO BK RSTCHNKD TO
(Name of EmployeaY
(Name of Company)
day of
mxoivtfvm OT AGRSEWSNT made on the
19 between
hereinafter called the "COMPANY"
of the one part and
hereinafter called the ,, m5PL0TEE w of the other pert, whereby It la agreed
aa follows
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Term of Agreement
and plaee of Serrloe
2.
Out Paaaage
Salary
CdaPANY hereby engagee ^JTLOTEI and S^PLCTSE hereby
agrees to eerre CO^ANY aa a
or in any other oapaelty dealgnated by COMTATTf In
the Zone of Operatlona, aa hereinafter defined, for
a period of three (3) years from the date PLOYED
shall report for duty at .
El/PLOYSE shall report for duty not later than
The COI.TANY shall prorlde the ^Z£PLCfYK£ with free
tranaportatlon (Third Class) from the plaee of ^
recruitment in India to .
Provided that the EMPLOYEE shall perform hie
duties diligently and to the eatlsfaotion of the
COMPANY, and shall obserre all the conditions of
this agreement, he shall reoeiTe a salary at the
rate of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. psr diem and not less than
Hupeea _________ P*** mensem, such salary to
be paid at the latest on the 15th day of the month
suooeeding that in which it waa earned• The ealary
of the BS&'LOTSK shall commence from the date on
which he is engaged in India and except in the
erent of his dismissal or as stated in Clauae 12,
shall cease on the date of his return to the
place of hie recruitment.
The EMPLOYEE shall during six day a in each week and
during 9 hours on eaeh day work to the satiafaetion
of the COMPANY and shall also work reasonable orertime
and on Sundays and when called upon to do so by the
COMPANY for which he shall receiTe payment at the
rate of the ordinary wages shore specified.

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The file contains correspondence between the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representative, the Adviser to the Governement of Bahrain, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the employment of Bahrain, Indian, British and American labour by BAPCO for the construction of the Refinery in Bahrain, and on the working conditions in the BAPCO camps. The file includes draft contracts and correspondence on cases of unlawful emigration from India and Persia to Bahrain and on the working conditions of Indian labour.

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1 file (258 folios)
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The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the file (folios 231-259). The notes refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.

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The main foliation, which should be used for referencing, is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 259. There is another foliation sequence, not circled and incomplete.

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