The statements issued by Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief on ‘work permit’ and deportation of expatriates’ homemakers, who are employed as teachers across the Kingdom, has, undoubtedly, landed many private schools in a state of perplexity. Majority of the school heads, in unison, said that they did not want to ‘avoid either paying the monthly levy of BD10 against each foreign employee or the application fee’ as stated by Ausamah Al Absi, and assured that they were willing to rectify legal irregularities, if there are any. Continue reading
Teachers face being deported
HUNDREDS of expatriate housewives working as teachers could be deported if schools do not have permission to employ them. Legal action has already been taken against several educational institutions, as the Labour Market Regulatory Authority seeks to close loopholes in the law. Continue reading
LMRA inspectors doubled
BAHRAIN has doubled the number of inspectors working at the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) as it seeks to crackdown on workers violating the law. Continue reading
LMRA’s CEO Receives Sri Lankan Ambassador
CEO Receives Sri Lankan Ambassador
Manama, June 10. (BNA) — Sri Lankan Ambassador to Bahrain R.K.M.A.Rajakaruna has lauded the regulations of the labour market in the kingdom, praising the outstanding efforts made by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA). Continue reading
Expats’ Employment Issues Come To Fore
Several topics related to expatriate employment were discussed in a forum titled ‘Governance of temporary Foreign labour : Challenges & Prospects’, patronised by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ausamah Al Absi at Diplomat hotel. Continue reading
Watchdog reviews workers’ situation
Market Regulatory Authority chief executive Osama bin Abdulla Al Absi yesterday received Bangladeshi Ambassador Mohammed Ali Akbar and updated him on Expatriates Management System.
They also discussed co-operation in issuing work permits and the situation of Bangladeshi workers, the second biggest expatriate community in Bahrain.
LMRA warning against fraudulent calls on its behalf
The Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has leaned that there are some people or entities that impersonate its officers and call expatriate employees demanding money to be sent to specific accounts, in exchange for not taking legal action agains them. Continue reading
Crackdown on illegal workers
Posted on » Thursday, May 02, 2013
A 30-MEMBER security force will join the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) in cracking down on illegal workers from today.
LMRA chief executive Ausamah Al Absi inaugurated the squad as part of the new phase of a comprehensive strategy to tackle the issue.
He met members of the squad and was assured on their preparedness to put an end to the issue of illegal expatriate workers, estimated to be around 52,000.
SHOCKING!
SHOCKING!
Raji Unnikrishnan raji@dt.bh
Dead body of an Asian worker stuffed into a travel bag was found dumped in a garbage bin early morning yesterday from Naim area. The body of Taher Antaz, 31, was spotted first by a cleaning employee, near Bin Khalaf Mosque inside Manama, who then notified people in the locale and the police. Continue reading
LMRA Chief Receives Moroccan Ambassador
PM – 27/04/2013 Manama-April-27(BNA)Labour Market Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer Osama bin Abdulla Al-Absi received Moroccan Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khatabi and briefed him on the labour market reform project and the new procedures for issuing work permits for the expatriate workers. Continue reading