Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Philippines
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation focused notably on labor and Filipino workers in Bahrain
Bahrain toward Philippines
+25Bahrain has entered into bilateral labor cooperation arrangements with the Philippines, including agreements concerning the employment of Filipino workers. These arrangements provide a concrete channel for Bahrain's cooperation with the Philippine government.
Philippines toward Bahrain
+25The Philippines has pursued bilateral labor cooperation with Bahrain, including arrangements addressing Filipino workers employed there. This reflects government engagement with Bahrain on overseas employment and worker-related matters.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in bilateral labor arrangements and the employment of Filipino nationals in Bahrain. The available breadth of concrete cooperation beyond these matters is uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Bahrain and the Philippines have maintained government cooperation focused notably on labor and the employment of Filipino nationals in Bahrain. Bilateral labor arrangements provide a concrete basis for cooperation, while the scale and implementation of broader government collaboration are less clear.
Key developments
Bahrain and the Philippines signed a labor cooperation agreement.
The two governments concluded an arrangement concerning the employment of Filipino domestic workers in Bahrain.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral labor arrangements are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond labor and migrant-worker matters are limited.