(LMRA), represented by the Legal Control Sector, carried out a joint inspection campaign as an continuous enforcement practices ongoing throughout the year, which resulted of arresting violators from employers and workers in the Capital Governorate in cooperation with the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs of the Ministry of Interior and the Capital Governorate Police Directorate that included a number of work sites in the Capital Governorate. Continue reading
LMRA CEO highlights details on new labour market reforms
Manama, Oct. 6 (BNA): Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Nouf Abdulrahman Jamsheer has commended HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s directives to replace the Flexi Permit with a set of new labour market reforms. Continue reading
LMRA Chief Executive receives Philippine embassy delegation
Manama, Sept. 6 (BNA): Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Noof Abdulrahman Jamsheer, affirmed the key role of the diplomatic missions in cooperating with the government bodies to enhance awareness of the expatriate workforce of their rights and duties and the laws and regulations to be taken into consideration in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Continue reading
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia review cooperation in job localization programs
Riyadh, Aug. 15 (BNA): Minister of Labour and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Jameel bin Mohammad Ali Humaidan met with Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi. Continue reading
Interior Minister chairs working group meeting; hails Bahrain’s anti-trafficking in persons strides
Manama, Aug. 7 (BNA): Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, today chaired a working group meeting tasked with following up on the remark made in the report of the US State Department. Continue reading
Domestic workers’ check-up privatized
Manama, Aug. 7 (BNA): The Chief of Medical Commissions at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Aisha Ahmed Hussein announced that pre-employment check-ups for domestic workers have been fully privatized. This is in implementation of Decision (21) of 2022, amending certain provisions of Decision (30) of 2017, regarding the regulation of medical examinations for expatriates. Continue reading
HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister meets with recently appointed government officials
Manama, Aug. 2 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today met with recently appointed Undersecretaries, Presidents, and Chief Executives from across various government agencies at Gudaibiya Palace. Continue reading
Bahrain role model for combatting trafficking in persons: LMRA chief
Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Noof Abdulrahman Jamsheer, has affirmed Bahrain’s keenness to share its efforts to consolidate the culture of respecting human rights and combating trafficking in persons with the International Community, by putting its accumulated experiences in this field at the disposal of countries wishing to develop procedures and mechanisms to address this international crime. Continue reading
HRH the CP and PM Salman bin Hamad chairs the 429th Government Executive Committee meeting
EWA initiatives, proposals to enhance housing services’ efficiency & further Bahrain’s Tier-1 Status in the US Dept of State Trafficking in Persons Report were reviewed Continue reading
HM King issues decree 34/2022, appointing LMRA CEO
Manama, July 21 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today issued Royal Decree (34) of 2022, appointing Noof Abdulrahman Jamsheer as Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) for a three-year term. Continue reading








