By Tom Hanratty
BAHRAIN is one of the highest earning countries in the Middle East, according to a new study.
The GCC Salary Survey and Cost of Living Analysis questioned more than 13,500 people from 20 employment sectors in 13 countries.
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Sitra demonstrations continue
FISHERMEN demonstrated for the second day running yesterday – increasing pressure on the government to find a solution to their plight.
The demonstrations coincide with a nationwide strike, which now looks set to continue indefinitely.
Action by Dhahrani makes no difference
intervention by parliament chairman Khalifa Al Dhahrani failed to bring an end to the strike yesterday.
He held an urgent meeting with Fishermen’s Protection Society and urged members to return to work while their demands are studied.
But society secretary-general Abdulameer Al Mughani said it would take more than just words to persuade them to call off the strike.
MPs back fee waiver in show of support
By MOHAMMED AL A’ALI
MPs yesterday backed a nationwide strike by Bahrain’s fishermen and voted in favour of excluding them from paying monthly fees on expat workers.
All employers in Bahrain have had to pay BD10 every month for their foreign workers since the levy was introduced by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) last July.
Cap on hiring of expat labourers eased
A proposal to ease the cap on expatriate workers employed by construction companies was approved yesterday.
Under it, third category firms would be entitled to employ 20 expatriates, up from 15 at present.
We have suffered too much
By BASMA MOHAMMED
STRIKING fishermen yesterday rejected a government plea to go back to sea to put food on people’s tables.
They said they had suffered too much and it would take a personal promise by Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to solve their problems, before they would even consider going back.
Online work visa plan is big success3
MORE than 90 per cent of applications for work visas to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) are being made online, it was revealed yesterday.
The LMRA target rate for online applications was originally set at 60pc, but the rate has been increasing steadily, said chief executive Ali Radhi.
Rethink Vision 2030 plea by fishermen
Rethink Vision 2030 plea by fishermen
By BASMA MOHAMMED
STRIKING fishermen yesterday demanded protection for what’s left of their livelihoods and a food source for the nation.They want ports and fisheries excluded from developments being mapped out under the country’s Economic Vision 2030 masterplan.
LMRA gives up issuing CPRs
IDENTITY cards will no longer be issued by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) from Wednesday.
The LMRA has processed part of the Central Population Register (CPR) services for the past three months, but is now handing responsibility for CPR cards back over to the Central Informatics Organisation (CIO).
Fishermen to go on strike today
By BEGENA P PRADEEP
ALMOST 1,700 fishermen will go ahead with a nationwide strike from today and have even offered to give up their fishing licences, campaigners said yesterday.
They hope to force the government to compensate them for losses they claim to have suffered as a direct result of land reclamation.