The Labour Market Regulatory Authority has surveyed 1,528 illegal foreign workers in 25 companies. These include 990 with expired work permits and 309 whose licences had been abrogated. Continue reading
46 illegal expats were caught in joint raid executed by LMRA and municipalities last Friday
LMRA and four governorates, Capital, Muharraq, Northern and the Middle area have launched a joint raid resulted in catching 46 illegal expats selling goods on the roads in violation to LMRA, Municipalities and Immigration laws. Continue reading
Register plea to expats
THE Sri Lankan consulate only knows the whereabouts of around 60 out of its estimated 13,000 nationals, who are yet to register with it.It yesterday urged Sri Lankans to register so that it could provide help to those who are staying in the country illegally, Continue reading
Exit Rush: Bangla embassy under pressure.
Bonny Mascarenhas
The Bangladesh Embassy has temporarily stopped accepting applications which expedite the exit of its nationals who have been living illegally in the Kingdom. Continue reading
Protest SOS by fishermen
MORE than 300 Bahraini fishermen and their relatives demonstrated outside the Fishermen’s Protection Society, Muharraq, yesterday, claiming they were slipping into poverty. The protest was the first in a wave of demonstrations set to take place to pressure the government into meeting their demands. Continue reading
Agency closed over jobs scam
A RECRUITING agency which allegedly conned people out of money to apply for nearly 300 bogus jobs in a Bahrain hospital is being shut down by Indian authorities. Police from Karnataka’s District Crime Intelligence Bureau (DCIB) arrested two men from Mangalore for allegedly operating a fake visa racket to recruit people to Bahrain. Continue reading
LMRA moves to tackle ‘contract substitutions’
Bonny Mascarenhas
All applications for new work visas will have to have a copy of the prospective foreign worker’s contract, a copy of the employing firm’s electricity bill and a health certificate for the employee, a Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) official said yesterday.
Chance to go home for illegal residents
ILLEGAL residents in Bahrain are being given another chance to leave the country without fear of prosecution, officials have announced.
Expatriates who have overstayed their resident permit or not been able to renew their visas are being urged to approach their embassy for help to return home.
Bahrain wants embassies to help in sending illegal nationals home
Bahrain’s labour market regulatory authority (LMRA) said that embassies and consulates should be actively engaged in addressing the issue of their nationals staying illegally in the country.
Al Salam Bank signs Memorandum with LMRA
Al Salam Bank Bahrain (ASBB) announced that it had recently signed a Memorandum with the Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA). The agreement authorizes the bank to collect fees on behalf of the LMRA at its Seef district and City Centre Mall branches, Continue reading