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Nearly 1,500 expats have handed in their contact details to LMRA as a result of road shows organised by the Coordination Committee of Indian Associations (CCIA). Continue reading
Gulf Air supports the national campaign of “Easy Exit project”
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain 26 July 2010:
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has extended its full support and cooperation to the national campaign launched recently to address the issue of irregular employment of foreign nationals in the Kingdom known as “Easy Exit project”. Continue reading
Easy Exit road shows now targeting Thais, Filipinos
Leaflets about the Easy Exit scheme printed in Thai and Tagalog will soon be distributed in hotels, commercial apartments and fast food joints as part of an ongoing awareness drive. Continue reading
Surge in Bangladeshi Easy Exit applicants expected in Ramadhan
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Caption: Bangladeshi applicants are seen queuing up outside the Embassy.
The Bangladeshi Embassy is anticipating a surge in the number of Easy Exit applicants with the advent of Ramadhan.
“At present we receive about 500 applicants each week. But from the feedback received during our visits to different areas in the Kingdom,
Over 4,000 illegal expats have left under Easy Exit scheme
Over 4,000 illegal expats have left the Kingdom since the start of the Easy Exit campaign. Spokesperson for the supreme committee tasked with tackling the problem of illegal labour, Waheed Al Beloushi, revealed yesterday that more that 4,000 labourers have left under the scheme at a rate of around 500 a week. Continue reading
Thai embassy holds Open House
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An Open House to disseminate information on the Easy Exit scheme was hosted by the Embassy of Thailand yesterday, at Pong Thai Restaurant in Hoora. Continue reading
Embassy officials take part in LMRA roadshow
Officials from various embassies have begun touring the Kingdom along with representatives of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), taking part in road shows conducted by the authority, Radio Voice and Janatha Cultural Centre (JCC). Continue reading
Keep workers happy
Posted on » Thursday, July 15, 2010
I read the letter ‘Business crippled by labour rules’. The employer seems to be a good man and I hope he hires good people. However, he has failed to understand the LMRA and expatriate mentality. Continue reading
LMRA launches hi-tech multilingual website
Posted on » Monday, July 12, 2010
BAHRAIN launched a cosmopolitan multilingual website which can be translated into more than 50 languages.Labour Minister and Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) chairman Dr Majeed Al Alawi yesterday patronised the launch ceremony. Continue reading
Over 5,000 illegal expats apply
Over 5,000 illegal residents, including mostly Bangladeshis and Indians, have applied to leave the Kingdom under the LMRA’s ongoing Easy Exit scheme. Speaking to the Bahrain Tribune, representatives from the Bangladeshi and Indian embassies explained that of these, an estimated 3,000 have probably already left the Kingdom. Continue reading