Manama: Oct. 27 –(BNA)– The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA)’s CEO, Ausamah bin Abdullah Al Absi, said that the LMRA does not procrastinate in communicating with all sectors of labour which represent our national economy, in order to remove any obstacles which might face businesspeople and provide more facilitations to them in compliance with the directives of Kingdom’s wise leadership. Mr. Al-Absi stressed that the Authority as an official executive body complements the private sector in order to achieve the public interest. Continue reading
SKY IS THE LIMIT
Assuring Market that Labour Regulatory Authority (LMRA) e-Support Centre will never detrack from the development path, the authority’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ausamah Al Absi said that the centre had responded to 67 per cent of the electronic requests, during September, within 24 hours. Continue reading
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LMRA Chief holds meeting with envoys
With an aim to strengthen bilateral bonds between Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and embassies of different Asian countries, the authority’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ausamah Al Absi hosted ambassadors of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka for a business lunch at the Capital Club. Continue reading
Bahrain deports over 5,000 illegal foreign workers
Bahrain has deported over 5,000 illegal foreign workers since the start of the current year as authorities have intensified inspection campaigns. Continue reading
REFORMS IN PLACE
As part of its efforts to bal ance the rights of employees with that of employers, Kingdom’s key labour authority has announced flexibility on its rules governing the work permit duration. Continue reading
SMEs Committee Praises LMRA
CEO of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Osama bin Abdulla Al-Absi said that LMRA is constantly interacting with all economic sectors in the kingdom in order to enable business owners overcome the obstacles they are facing through providing them with more facilities and incentives, in line with the sound directives of the wise leadership in this regard. Continue reading
LMRA’s CEO receives US Embassy’s official
Chief Executive Officer of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Osama bin Abdullah Al-Absi today received Deputy Head of Political and Economic Department at the U.S. Embassy, Mrs. Rebecca Ann Severn. Continue reading
Unemployment scenario EXPATS DUBBED A CHALLENGE

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
LMRA Appoints 19 new inspectors
Nineteen new inspectors have joined the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) as Judicial Officers.
Following the directives of the Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the newlyrecruited officials will contribute in detecting and controlling the increasing illegal employment phenomenon. Continue reading



