The campaign topped the agenda yesterday as Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received Deputy King and Economic Development Board chairman Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
The aim is to give employers and workers more flexibility, while still making Bahrainis the “employees of choice”.
By SOMAN BABY
THE private sector was last night urged by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) for its full support.
The call came from LMRA chief executive Ali Radhi during a meeting with the tourism sector of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).
By Soman Baby
INDIAN EMBASSY officials are filing more than 120 complaints a month against rogue employers in Bahrain.
The figure was revealed by Indian Ambassador Balkrishna Shetty, as he vowed that the embassy would continue blacklisting companies which exploit Indian workers by defying Bahrain’s labour law.
DUBAI
No residence visa for big families in small flats
Do you stay in a small accommodation with a large family?
If yes, then it is likely your application will be rejected the next time around you apply for renewal of residence visas for your family. Continue reading
By soman Baby
MORE than half the estimated nearly 400,000 expatriate workers in Bahrain have not yet been properly registered by their employers.
This is what is causing delays for employers trying to get work visas, says the Labour Market Regulatory Authority.
A CONSTRUCTION company in Bahrain has called for an investigation after one of its workers was allegedly wrongly jailed as a runaway.
Bangladeshi Sarwar Saker spent 10 days in Jaw Prison after being summoned to the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residency (GDNPR), when his employers applied to extend his residence permit (RP).
By SOMAN BABY
MORE than 40 per cent of applications for work visas submitted to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) last month were rejected, it was revealed yesterday.
During its first month of operations, the LMRA issued 423 work visas, said LMRA e-services and public relations manager Waheed Al Balushi.
I would like to ask the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and the Labour Ministry for their advice on the following matter. I am an expatriate worker and I have resigned from my current employer. According to the contract, they are liable to deduct the visa, CPR and air ticket expenditure from me for employment in Bahrain.
This expenditure, according to my knowledge through some very reliable sources, is BD250 to BD300, since I did not come through any recruitment consultant. Nevertheless, the management is claiming BD600-BD700.
Expats stressed as LMRA ‘cleanses’
You could be technically in limbo If you are an expatriate and have five minutes to spare go check your residential status on the LMRA’s ‘expat portal’. You might be surprised and not necessarily pleasantly.
Log onto www.lmra.bh – go to the ‘expat portal’ and key in your CPR number and your passport expiry date. Chances are that the portal could display a message that says “Work visa in progress.Expat shouldn’t travel to Bahrain. Continue reading
Labourers file complaint over delayed wages
Noor Mohamed
Fourteen employees of a furniture shop have filed a complaint with the labour authority alleging non-payment of salary for three months. Continue reading