Labour Market Regulatory Authority has organised a campaign in Manama Suq. It was held in cooperation with the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), Capital Governorate Police Directorate, concerned directorate of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and Manama Municipality. The campaign aims to inspect social media reports on illegal workers in Manama. Continue reading
On the occasion of issuing H.E. the Foreign Minister’s Resolution (1) for 2022 on the reformation of the National Committee for Combatting Trafficking in Persons and in implementation of provisions of Article (8) of the Law (1) for 2008, the National Committee for Combatting Trafficking in Persons held its first meeting, under the chairmanship of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority LMRA’s Chief Executive Officer H.E. Mr. Jamal Abdulaziz Al Alawi. Continue reading
Bahrain has announced a temporary ban on new work permits to job-seekers from the coronavirus (Covid-19) red-list countries. Continue reading
The Central bank of Bahrain (CBB) has co-ordinated efforts with Benefit Company to ensure compliance and readiness of systems and procedures adopted by most retail banks in addition to payment service providers including 26 banks and five companies. Continue reading
Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) presented the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) with a shield in recognition for its participation in the BIPA 2019-2020 training programmes. Continue reading
The overall number of illegal migrants in Bahrain has reached 67,689.
These represent 11.3 per cent of the total number of documented workers and licensed foreign business owners (531,747), said Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan, citing the Labour Market Regulatory Authority’s (LMRA) database of February 7, 2021. Continue reading
Manama: The authorities have cracked down on illegal street vendors in three governorates to help curb the spread of Covid-19. Continue reading
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) yesterday migrated its electronic system successfully to Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre. Continue reading
LEGAL action has been taken against 61 firms as part of a nationwide crackdown on rogue manpower agencies hiring domestic staff, including undocumented workers, on an hourly basis for cleaning services. Continue reading
Action is being taken against a manpower agency that supplied domestic workers without a licence. Continue reading