‘File 16/50 A Conditions of employment of Indian staff in Messrs Gray, Mackenzie & Company.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File 16/50 A Conditions of employment of Indian staff in Messrs Gray, Mackenzie & Company.’
- Date:
- 1945/1949
- Description:
- Abstract: Two sets of correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Bahrain office of Gray, Mackenzie & Company, both relating to the rights and employment terms for Indians employed by Gray, Mackenzie & Company in Bahrain. The first set of correspondence is dated 1945, and relates to an employment agreement devised by Gray, Mackenzie & Company, with discussion focussing on repatriation costs at the end of employment, and compensation in cases of disability arising from injury at work (ff 2-7).The second set of correspondence comprises two letters dated 1949, sent by employees of Gray, Mackenzie & Company to their employer (with copies also sent to the Political Agent at Bahrain, and to the Governments of India and Pakistan) complaining that a recent wage increment is not in line with terms established by the Bahrain Political Agency on pay for foreigners in Bahrain (ff 8-9).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-7; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Conditions of employment
Labour disputes
Migrant workers - Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000128_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000128_en
IOR/R/15/2/1561
IOR/R/15/2/1561