Social Affairs Ministers' Executive Office Director meeting with LMRA CEO
While expatriates receive cheers from all quarters for their contributions towards the overall development of the Middle East, a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Labour official cautioned that it wouldn’t be ideal to adopt a myopic view on the increasing presence of expatriates vis-a-vis the unemployment scenario of the region. Continue reading
A coordinated sweep by the Labour Ministry, General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence (GDNPR) and Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) caught 80 illegal domestic workers on Tuesday. Continue reading
Capital Club, Bahrain’s premier private business club, recently hosted an evening with the Indian Ambassador, His Excellency Dr. Mohan Kumar, providing club members and guests a unique opportunity to participate in an exclusive interactive session which highlighted the excellent and cordial bilateral trade and investment ties enjoyed by India and Bahrain. Continue reading
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Osama bin Abdullah Al Absi received today an official Jordanian delegation representing the labour sector which was headed by the expert of Beirut-based International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Arab States Regional Office for Labour Inspection and Vocational and Health Safety Affairs Dr. Amin Al-Waridet. Continue reading
Important Notice : As part of our relentless endeavor to provide a better service for our client, the LMRA will undergo a major system development and maintenance project; therefore, all electronic transactions will be suspended on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 and will return to operation on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Continue reading
CEO of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Osama bin Abdullah Al-Absi, met today with the chairperson of the Migrant Workers’ Protection Society (MWPS), Marietta Diaz, and the society’s General Secretary, Beverley Hamadah. Continue reading
A BILL that would have exempted a government body from paying expatriate labour fees has been blocked by Shura Council members.
Parliament passed the bill in February, saying it would help the Sunni and Jaffari Waqf (Endowment) Directorates to pump finances towards developing existing facilities and building new ones. Continue reading
New restrictions will be imposed on the hiring of expatriate workers to create more jobs for Bahrainis, said a senior government official.
Labour Minister and chairman of Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Jameel Humaidan said during the weekly parliament session that Bahrainisation was important to create a peaceful society, since jobs guaranteed personal security for local citizens. Continue reading
PM – 12/04/2012 Manama, April 12 (BNA) — Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Mr. Osama Al-Absi received today a visiting Kuwaiti delegation headed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Central Agency for Addressing the Situation of Illegal Residence Mr. Saleh Yousif Al-Fadala. Continue reading
Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) financial secretary Othman M. Sharif presented a working paper during a roundtable meeting held in Cairo regarding youth unemployment and drastic transformations in the Arab world on the sidelines of the 39th Arab Labor Conference held in Cairo. Continue reading
