By Begena P Predeep , Posted on » Saturday, May 29, 2010
The Indian Embassy yesterday urged illegal workers to take advantage of a newly-introduced campaign by labour and immigration authorities to weed out illegal workers. Continue reading
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LMRA in fee collection deal
LMRA in fee collection deal
Posted on » Friday, May 28, 2010
MANAMA: The Labour Market Regulatory Authority yesterday announced the signing of an agreement with Ahli United Bank (AUB) to provide services in respect to the payment of fees to LMRA by employers and institutions. Continue reading
New amnesty for illegal residents
Drive launched to ‘pardon’ illegal workers
LABOUR and immigration authorities yesterday launched a joint campaign to weed out illegal workers.
The ‘pardon’ campaign is being carried out by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and the General Directorate for Nationality, Passport and Residence (GDNPR). Continue reading
LMRA crackdown on illegal workers
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority has surveyed 1,528 illegal foreign workers in 25 companies. These include 990 with expired work permits and 309 whose licences had been abrogated. Continue reading
Register plea to expats
THE Sri Lankan consulate only knows the whereabouts of around 60 out of its estimated 13,000 nationals, who are yet to register with it.It yesterday urged Sri Lankans to register so that it could provide help to those who are staying in the country illegally, Continue reading
Exit Rush: Bangla embassy under pressure.
Bonny Mascarenhas
The Bangladesh Embassy has temporarily stopped accepting applications which expedite the exit of its nationals who have been living illegally in the Kingdom. Continue reading
Protest SOS by fishermen
MORE than 300 Bahraini fishermen and their relatives demonstrated outside the Fishermen’s Protection Society, Muharraq, yesterday, claiming they were slipping into poverty. The protest was the first in a wave of demonstrations set to take place to pressure the government into meeting their demands. Continue reading
Agency closed over jobs scam
A RECRUITING agency which allegedly conned people out of money to apply for nearly 300 bogus jobs in a Bahrain hospital is being shut down by Indian authorities. Police from Karnataka’s District Crime Intelligence Bureau (DCIB) arrested two men from Mangalore for allegedly operating a fake visa racket to recruit people to Bahrain. Continue reading
LMRA moves to tackle ‘contract substitutions’
Bonny Mascarenhas
All applications for new work visas will have to have a copy of the prospective foreign worker’s contract, a copy of the employing firm’s electricity bill and a health certificate for the employee, a Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) official said yesterday.
Chance to go home for illegal residents
ILLEGAL residents in Bahrain are being given another chance to leave the country without fear of prosecution, officials have announced.
Expatriates who have overstayed their resident permit or not been able to renew their visas are being urged to approach their embassy for help to return home.