Labour Minister and President of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan received a message from Pakistan Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif praising Bahrain’s advanced legislations regulating labour market and ensuring psychological stability of expatriate workforce. Continue reading
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Bahrain hotline for trafficking victims
A NATIONAL hotline dedicated to helping human trafficking victims will soon be launched.It will also address different complaints submitted by Bahrain’s expatriate community, which makes up more than half of the population, such as physical abuse, withholding of passports, non-payment of wages and other labour violations.
LMRA annual report revealed
Last year, 1,742 persons with forged passports were detected while attempting to enter the country through Bahrain International Airport (BIA), Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) revealed on Wednesday. Continue reading
‘Firms should pay for expat workers’
Companies in Bahrain will be bound to pay the annual fee for all their local and expatriate workers in exchange for the government-provided medical services after a new health care system for the private sector came into effect yesterday. Continue reading
‘Muhammad’s issue solved in three hours’
Labour Market Regulatory authority (LMRA), in a statement issued, said that the issue of Muhammad, who got stranded at the Bahrain airport was resolved within three hours.
Earlier DT News had published a report that the man was stranded at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) for five days due to mismatch in Date Of Birth (DOB). Continue reading
New payment method hailed
A new electronic payment method being made available to Bahrain’s employers from next year has been welcomed by workers’ rights activists. Introduced by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) in collaboration with MasterCard International and Bahrain’s Payment International Enterprise, the new payment method will be rolled out from April (2015) and gives employers the option of transferring salaries to their expatriate employees electronically. Continue reading
Clampdown on ‘hourly maids’
Written by: Raji Unnikrishnan
Employment agencies illegally offering housemaids by the hour face a crackdown from authorities, despite a leading workers’ rights activist’s calls to legalise the practice. Responding to recent reports of agency cars driving around Manama advertising ‘housemaid services on hourly basis’, Labour Ministry Under-Secretary Sabah Al Dossary told the GDN that these businesses were circumventing the law by cutting deals with third-party cleaning companies. Continue reading
LMRA Suspends Agency’s Licence
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) suspended the license of a recruitment agency in the Kingdom as the agency provided a family with a sick maid . The maid was suffering from liver infection, said LMRA Director of planning and licencing, Hassan Al Rahma, adding that the agency was fully aware of her condition. Continue reading
Action sought against firms
Written by: Aniqa Haider
Diplomats are seeking action against two recruitment agencies that are allegedly bringing Indonesian housemaids to Bahrain illegally. The Indonesian Embassy has reported the agencies to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) for allegedly recruiting its citizens without the required permission or contracts. Continue reading
LMRA visas for maids
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) will officially take over the responsibility of issuing work visas to housemaids and other domestic workers from tomorrow. However, the Labour Ministry will continue to receive applications for work permits on a temporary basis to ensure a smooth transition, LMRA chief executive Ausamah Al Absi said. Continue reading