21 October 2010
More than 10,000 citizens helped to find jobs
Under the leadership of outgoing chief executive Abdulellah Al Qassimi, has helped more than 10,000 people find jobs over the past four years. Continue reading
Category Archives: Daily Tribune
LMRA ‘failing to protect employers’
19 October 2010
Several businessmen are claiming that the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) is providing more assistance to runaway workers than they are to Bahraini employers. Continue reading
Where does the money go?
After several years of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) imposing fees on the hiring of foreign workers, many business owners still complain about the added expense. The LMRA currently charges BD200 for a work visa application or renewal and BD90 for a dependents’ visa. In addition to this, companies must pay BD10 a month for every foreign employee. This adds up to around BD440 in fees every two years for each expat worker. Continue reading
Bahraini-US skills deal
Bahraini and US officials yesterday reached a preliminary agreement on sharing the knowledge and experience of Bahraini and US experts in the fields of employment and training. Continue reading
Ordeal finally over
Bonny Mascarenhas
The plight of ten Indian workers who were mistreated by their employer is finally over after their sponsor handed over their passports yesterday and tickets home.Their salaries, which allegedly have not been paid in over four months, have not yet been settled, however the workers have signed over power of attorney to an advocate to ensure they receive their dues at a later date Nirmal Kumar Chawdhary Continue reading
Sri Lankan officials join Easy Exit push
Bonny Mascarenhas
Efforts to increase awareness of the Easy Exit scheme are being extended to the Sri Lankan community in the Kingdom. Honorary Consul-General P.B. Higgoda told the Bahrain Tribune yesterday that billboards are to be set up across the Kingdom to inform Sri Lankans of the scheme. Continue reading
Hundreds of illegal expatriates arrested
Inspection raids aimed at reducing the number of expatriates working illegally in Bahrain have netted 1,416 people in the first six months of this year.Nearly 6,000 inspection raids were conducted by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) alone in the first half of 2010 which resulted in 329 employers being sanctioned for hiring expatriates without valid work visas. Continue reading
Illegal expat’s ordeal ends
Bonny Mascarenhas
It was a joy that words couldn’t express. Jose Adakkapadan Devassy, a 58-year-old Indian repatriated earlier this month, struggled for words as he thanked personnel at the General Directorate of Nationality,Passport and Residence (GDNPR) for helping him return home. Continue reading
Number of illegal workers drops to 34,000
The number of illegal workers in the Kingdom has fallen to 34,000 as a result of the various measures being taken by the authorities to combat this phenomenon. Continue reading
Last group of mistreated workers heads home
Bonny Mascarenhas
A group of 23 workers who were mistreated by their employer left the Kingdom yesterday aboard a Gulf Air flight. The workers formed part of a larger group of 113 men, most of whom have now returned home. Continue reading