Extreme Force Nepali workers strike work
Alexander M Arrackal
Staff Reporter
Eighteen Nepali labourers of Extreme Force, a Bin Hindi company, struck work yesterday demanding higher wages and better working conditions. Continue reading
By SOMAN BABY
A BAHRAINI MP and economist has called on the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) to publish monthly figures of the millions of Bahraini dinars in fees collected from the private sector.
Dr Jassim Hussain said such a move is important to maintain the transparency of the organisation.
NOW that the labour market standardisation is happening, lets also set some standards for the employers.
We need to ensure that all employees have a proper job contract given by the company. The job contract should include the mandatory clauses of salaries, benefits, holidays, overtimes, medical insurance, allowances, job specifications, etc.
Quenching workers’ thirst
Bonny Mascarenhas
Staff Reporter
The campaign to quench the thirst of labourers sweating it out under the hot sun has received support and encouragement to continue their campaign. Continue reading
MANAMA
A GOVERNMENT decision to grant ‘walk-in visas’ to Indian nationals has been welcomed by the Bahrain India Society (BIS).
Society chairman Abdulnabi Al Sho’ala sent a letter of thanks to Interior Ministry Under Secretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence, Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.
Bonny Mascarenhas
Staff Reporter
The Bangladeshi community has expressed delight over the lifting of a ban on the issuance of work visas for compatriots but stressed that programmes should be organised to educate workers on Bahrain’s laws and rules to avoid such a ban in future. Continue reading
By SOMAN BABY
A NEW levy on expatriate employees will pump BD3 million a month into Bahrain’s coffers.
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) will raise the money through the monthly levy of BD10 for each expatriate worker employed by the private sector.
By SOMAN BABY
TENS of thousands of ‘free visa’ workers still at large in Bahrain, a leading contractor claimed yesterday.
These men work mainly in the construction sector, switching from one employer to another, said the Bahrain Contractors Society.
First it was the Labour Ministry, with its weird policies that destroyed several small and medium size businesses in this country. Now it is the turn of the LMRA labour market to do the same.
Our company applied for 20 workers with the Labour Ministry along with all relevant documents showing jobs in hand etc, but they said they could give us work permits for only eight workers, that too if we hired about nine Bahrainis.
By SOMAN BABY
THE Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) will start sending invoices from today to companies for the monthly levy of BD10 for each expatriate worker they employ.