The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) conducted an inspection campaign on expatriate employees gathering places and number of shops in Southern Governorate, on Monday, November 29, 2021, in cooperation with the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs of the Ministry of Interior and the Southern Governorate Directorate.

The joint inspection campaigns aim to stabilizing the local market and identifying any violations or illegal procedures that may affect the fairness, flexibility, and competitiveness of the labour market.

The campaign resulted in the arrest of a number of violators who were found in breach of the LMRA provisions and the Residence Law in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The authority stresses the importance of the society’s role in supporting the efforts of government agencies in addressing illegal practices in the labour market.