In 2007 Bahrain became the first Arab country to institute unemployment benefits as part of a series of labour reforms instigated under Minister of Labour, Dr. Majeed Al Alawi.
2007年，巴林成為第一個阿拉伯國家實行失業救濟金，此為勞工部長馬吉德•阿爾•阿拉維博士推動之勞動改革的一部分。