Eight expats arrested in raid on illegal vendors

EIGHT expatriate workers were yesterday arrested during a crackdown on illegal street vendors.

The arrest came after the launch of a new campaign organised by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and the Northern Governorate to remove illegal vendors off the street.

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Drive against human trafficking reviewed

 

During the Ministrial meeting

During the Ministrial meeting

LABOUR Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi yesterday chaired the first co-ordination meeting at the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) headquarters in Sanabis.LMRA chief executive Ali Ahmed Radhi delivered an updated presentation on illegal workers, detailing efforts to combat this phenomenon, described as the “backbone of human trafficking”. Continue reading