Expat medical system to be upgraded

The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Health Ministry decided to develop the existing medical checkup for expatriate manpower and link the system with the GCC medical checkup system for expatriate workers that is scheduled to be launched in January 2012. The decision was made during a high-level meeting on October 17. Continue reading

LMRA allays workers’ fears

Ausamah Al-absi

Ausamah Al-absi

Guest workers in the country have been urged to register their phone numbers with the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA).

Many workers in the Kingdom refrain from registering their mobile numbers owing to fears that, with their numbers on the LMRA’s database, they could be easily tracked down and monitored. Continue reading

BBM wraps up LMRA project

Manama

Bahrain Business Machines (BBM), the Bahrain division of Gulf Business Machines (GBM), yesterday announced the completion of a project to enhance the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure at the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA). The project entailed upgrading of LMRA’s existing IT infrastructure using the latest solutions from IBM.

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