Manama, Jul. 15. (BNA) – His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued three decrees for this year. Under Decree 63, Mohammed Ali Mohammed Al-Qaed was re-appointed as CEO of the e-Government Authority for a renewable three-year term, with the rank of Under-Secretary. Continue reading
Man found dead on Hidd beach
The body of an Indian national was removed from inside a vehicle found floating near Al Hidd coastline on Sunday. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Interior told DT News that the man was identified as Narayanan Sudharsanan, 49. Continue reading
Sharp drop in maid abuse cases
There has been a drop in the number of foreign housemaids coming forward with allegations of abuse during Ramadan. In previous years, extended working hours and allegations of general mistreatment during the Muslim holy month were blamed for large numbers of domestic workers fleeing their employers and seeking shelter. Continue reading
Summer Ban Implemented
More than 98 per cent of companies in the Kingdom have implemented the Labour Ministry’s ‘Summer Work Ban,’ which came into effect by the beginning of the month. Labour Ministry Undersecretary Sabah Al Dossary stated on Tuesday that the ministry officials paid inspection visits to 3077 establishments last week. Continue reading
‘Maid industry’ in spotlight
Oh I did have a smirk the other day reading the lament from the Bahrain Recruiters Society – a strange name suggestive of a football coven or squad for military dragoonery – as with unusual honesty, they called off a strike, “because it would ruin their business.” Continue reading
Labour Market to see growth
Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan yesterday said that Bahrain will follow the examples shown by the world in developing the labour market of the Kingdom. Highlighting small and medium sector as the next major job provider, the minister affirmed that the new employment opportunities will be developed by the Kingdom in the retail and hospitality sectors. Continue reading
Visa on arrival for 2.5bn people
Bahrain’s new visa on arrival policy would benefit more than 2.5 billion people from over 100 countries around the world, the Economic Development Board said in a statement yesterday. According the EDB statement, the new visa policy allows people from 60 more countries to avail the visa on arrival policy, bringing the total number of countries availing his option to around 100. Continue reading
Smooth road ahead
The Constitutional Court has rejected the controversial article (20) of the draft law that bans certain sections of the expatriate community from obtaining a driver’s licence.A session chaired by Constitutional Court President Shaikh Khalifa bin Rashid Al Khalifa yesterday ruled that the law was non-compliant with the provisions of the Constitution in the Kingdom. Continue reading
LMRA seeks cooperation with Nepal’s Ministry of labour
LMRA chief Executive Mr. Ausamah Bin Abdulla Alabsi received an official delegation from the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal on Tuesday 24th of June, 2014. The delegation included Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour of Nepal Mr. Surya Prasad Shrestha, senior officials from the Nepalese Ministry of Labour and accompanied by Nepalese Consul to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Continue reading
Teenage maids alert
Concerns that increasing numbers of foreign teenage girls are landing jobs as housemaids in Bahrain have prompted calls for tighter controls on manpower agencies. It has emerged that two of five female domestic workers housed by a shelter in Bahrain in the past six months were 16-year-olds from Ethiopia. Continue reading