AUB signs office deal

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MANAMA: Ahli United Bank (AUB) and Bahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) have announced a joint agreement to open an AUB office at the LMRA’s Sanabis headquarters.

Under the terms of the agreement which was signed by LMRA chief executive officer Ali Ahmed Radhi and AUB senior deputy group chief executive officer Michael Collis, a dedicated AUB office within LMRA’s premises will be responsible for the collection of all service fees paid to the LMRA at the headquarters beginning today.

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Legal ‘trafficking’!

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WITH reference to Ajeetha’s letter (GDN, June 23), she has rightly pointed out about employers ignoring the law and still keeping their employees’ passports, as if it is their birthright.

The problem in Bahrain is not the law, it is law enforcement. Employers, especially Bahraini companies, feel they can get away with anything due to a few contacts they may have at the Labour Ministry.

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LMRA to issue all visas

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By SOMAN BABY

MANAMA

THE Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) will officially start accepting applications for issuing new work visas for expatriates from tomorrow, taking over from the Labour Ministry. Only those private sector employers, who have cleansed the data of their employees with LMRA, can apply for work visas for their new workers, LMRA chief executive Ali Radhi told the GDN.

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Minimum wage for expatriates ‘vital’

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MANAMA

THE government must introduce a minimum wage for all expatriates to safeguard the rights of Bahrain’s foreign labour force, say human rights activists.

BHRS adviser Abdulnabi Al Ekri said employers continue to treat expatriate workers like “slaves”, paying them BD50 a month and forcing them to work seven days a week.

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LMRA updates to continue as usual

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THE Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) said yesterday that Bangladeshis in Bahrain are still required to register, despite their work permits not being renewed following the ban.

“While fresh work permits and renewals have been banned, there is no reason why they should not come and get themselves registered and fingerprinted,” LMRA chief executive Ali Radhi told the GDN.

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LMRA bills ‘set to shock firms’

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By SOMAN BABY

MANAMA

MANY firms could be in for a shock when they get their first bills from the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) next month, says an official. They will be charged for all expatriate employees on their records and those who have not updated them could face bumper bills, said LMRA e-services and public relations manager Waheed Al Balushi.

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Expats ‘will not be here forever’

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Expats 'will not be here forever

Expats 'will not be here forever

MANAMA: Bahrain must train its own workforce “before it’s too late”, a top businessman warned last night. “We cannot depend on expatriates forever,” said Sharif Ahmadi, who is also the vice-chairman of the Labour Fund.

We shall find it extremely difficult in future to get qualified and experienced expatriates from Asian countries, which are experiencing an economic boom.

“Before it is too late, we have to train our own people.”

He was speaking at a Labour Fund celebration attended by more than 1,000 people, at the Gulf Hotel’s Gulf International Convention Centre.