Introduction Labor laws also referred to employment laws, are laws that protect the legal rights of employees and their organizations. These are aimed at solving disputes that exist among workers, employers, and unions. Labor laws are divided into two broad categories. The first category is referred to as collective labor laws. These are the laws that address the issues affecting unions, managers, and workers. The second category is the individual labor laws. This category of labor laws is mostly concerned with the well-being of employees, their rights at work and their safe working conditions throughout their employment. It is important to note that the working environment is rapidly changing in today’s economic environment. As a result, labor laws have to be constantly reviewed to be up to date with the working environment (Neal, 2002). Labor laws differ from one country to another. Although there might be similarities between labor laws of different countries, the laws are generally independent for each nation. In this essay, a comparison between labor laws in the Kingdom of Bahrain and labor laws in Turkey is carried out. More emphasis will be put on labor laws that affect women. Labor Laws in the Kingdom of Bahrain Regarding maternity leave, female employees have the right to get maternity leave whereby they go to deliver and nurture their young ones. The maternity leave should be at least forty-five days long. For those forty-five days, the employee should be on full pay. However, if the 45 days is extended, she may not be on pay for the extra days. When she resumes working, the female employee is given an extra one hour daily. The one hour is given to her for nursing, and it is given for at least two years from the date of delivery (Russell, 2010). It is mandatory that all employees should have rest days. As a result, the law provides that workers should work for six days a week. They are also allowed for a vacation during public holidays. There is also a provision for annual leave, which should be a minimum of 21 days per year and 28 days for workers who have served their organizations for over five years. For those who are Muslims, they are allowed two weeks every year to go for their religious duties. In case an employee is sick within the year, they are given a half a month leave. During this leave, they are usually paid in full. In case they stay longer, for the next 20 days they are paid half wage. Any day beyond this is not paid for. The leave can be extended up to 182 days as directed by the medical commission (Information Affairs Authority, 2013). As regards to wages, women should enjoy equality of pay as their men counterparts. Women should also be allowed equal opportunities as men. Over the years, there have been imbalances between men and women in the working place. However, recent laws have addressed this issue, and the trend has now improved. There is more representation of women in the high ranks. Women also enjoy more equity as compared to how it used to be in the past (Al Marzouqi & Forster, 2001). For the general employment, wages in the Kingdom of Bahrain are defined as the total amount of remuneration that is payable to an employee in