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Caption: Bangladeshi applicants are seen queuing up outside the Embassy.
The Bangladeshi Embassy is anticipating a surge in the number of Easy Exit applicants with the advent of Ramadhan.
“At present we receive about 500 applicants each week. But from the feedback received during our visits to different areas in the Kingdom,
Over 4,000 illegal expats have left the Kingdom since the start of the Easy Exit campaign. Spokesperson for the supreme committee tasked with tackling the problem of illegal labour, Waheed Al Beloushi, revealed yesterday that more that 4,000 labourers have left under the scheme at a rate of around 500 a week. Continue reading
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An Open House to disseminate information on the Easy Exit scheme was hosted by the Embassy of Thailand yesterday, at Pong Thai Restaurant in Hoora. Continue reading
Officials from various embassies have begun touring the Kingdom along with representatives of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), taking part in road shows conducted by the authority, Radio Voice and Janatha Cultural Centre (JCC). Continue reading
Posted on » Thursday, July 15, 2010
I read the letter ‘Business crippled by labour rules’. The employer seems to be a good man and I hope he hires good people. However, he has failed to understand the LMRA and expatriate mentality. Continue reading
Posted on » Monday, July 12, 2010
BAHRAIN launched a cosmopolitan multilingual website which can be translated into more than 50 languages.Labour Minister and Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) chairman Dr Majeed Al Alawi yesterday patronised the launch ceremony. Continue reading
Over 5,000 illegal residents, including mostly Bangladeshis and Indians, have applied to leave the Kingdom under the LMRA’s ongoing Easy Exit scheme. Speaking to the Bahrain Tribune, representatives from the Bangladeshi and Indian embassies explained that of these, an estimated 3,000 have probably already left the Kingdom. Continue reading
A special counter has been opened at Lulu Hypermarket to encourage expats to register their contact details with the LMRA. The counter located at the hypermarket in Sanabis allows people to fill out the Labour Market Regulatory Authority’s (LMRA) Foreign Workers Details Card. Continue reading
osted on » Monday, June 28, 2010
MANAMA: Ernst & Young has signed an agreement to act as a service provider for Tamkeen’s Mohasaba scheme which offers accounting and audit support. Continue reading
HUNDREDS of people came forward to learn more about an amnesty for illegal workers during Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) roadshows yesterday. Continue reading