The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced the implementation of 637 inspection campaigns and visits, during the week of 31 December 2023 to 6 January 2024, which resulted in the detention of 102 violating and irregular workers, while 87 violators were deported.

The inspection campaigns and visits also resulted in the monitoring of several violations related to the provisions of a number of regulating laws, especially the Labour Market Regulatory Authority and the Residency Laws in the Kingdom of Bahrain, noting that legal measures were taken regarding the observed violations.

 The authority explained that 627 inspection visits were carried out on various shops in all governorates, in addition to 10 joint inspection campaigns, that included 3 campaigns in the Capital Governorate; 2 campaigns in the Muharraq Governorate; 3 campaigns in the Northern Governorate, and 2 campaigns in the Southern Governorate.

The Ministry of Interior participated in the joint campaigns, represented by the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Evidence and the Sentence Enforcement Directorate.

The Authority affirmed the continuation of joint coordination with government agencies to intensify inspection campaigns in all governorates of the Kingdom, and to address any violations or practices that negatively affect the stability and competitiveness of the labour market or harm economic and social security of the Kingdom.

 The Labour Market Regulatory Authority renewed its call on all members of the society to support the efforts of government agencies in addressing illegal labour practices, by reporting violations via the electronic form on the authority’s website www.lmra.gov.bh or by calling the authority’s call centre on 17506055 or via the government’s Suggestions and Complaints System (Tawasul).