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'File 28/14 Labour employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited, Bahrain' [‎193r] (386/525)

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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FOHB IGIT SBHVICB AGHEEI O^NT .
LONG TETRI 1 .!.
Service Date
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CLASS I I -A SITLO^S
CLASS II-B EfiPLCYEE
Contract
ENTITLED TO BE RETURNED TO
(Name of Employee)
(Name of Company)
MEMOHAITDUIvI OF AGREEMENT made on the
19 between
day of
hereinafter
called the " COMPANY ,f of the one part and
hereinafter called the rl EITLOYEE 11 of the other part, whereas it is
agreed as follows;-
COMPANY hereby engages EMPLOYEE and EMPLOYEE hereby agrees
1 to serve COMPANY as a in the Zone
Term of Agreement and
place of Service. of Operations, as hereinafter defined, for a
period of three (3) years from the date EMPLOYEE shall report for
duty at . EMPLOYEE shall report for duty not later
than .
PROVIDED that the EMPLOYEE shall perform his duties
diligently and to the satisfaction of the
COMPANY, and shall observe all the conditions
of this Agreement, he shall receive salary at the rate of lis.
Salary.
per mensem, such salary to be paid at the la_test on the 15th day of
the month succeeding that in which it was earned-
The EMPLOYEE shall during six days in each week and during
9 hours on each day work to the satisfaction of the COMPANY and shall
also work reasonable overtime and on the seventh day when called upon
to do so by the COMPANY for which he shall receive,' payment at the
rate of ordinary wages above specified.
The salary of the EMPLOYEE shall commence on the date on
which he reports for work in Bahrain and shall cease on the date of
termination/

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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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