Bahrain Reaches Tier 1 Status in US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report
Bahrain has become the first Arab State to reach Tier 1 in the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons (TiP) Report, receiving this distinguished honour in the 2018 edition. Continue reading
US support for Bahraini efforts to combat trafficking in persons
CEO of Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons (NCCTP), Osama bin Abdulla Al Absi, today received USA Ambassador to Bahrain, Continue reading
Bahrain attends key UN meeting
Bahrain attended theUN meeting on the International Covenant on Migrants, which opened on Monday and will run until Friday (June 4-8).
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer Osama bin Abdulla Al-Absi Continue reading
Bahrain participates in Int’l Labour Conference
International Labour Conference (ILC 2018) has begun in Geneva with Bahrain represented at the conference by a delegation led by Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan. Continue reading
Bahrain attends Arab labour meeting
Labour and Social Development Ministry Undersecretary Sabah Salim Al-Dosary attended the meeting of the Arab group, on the sidelines of the 107th International Labour Conference, which opened in Geneva today and will run until the 8th of June. Continue reading
Trafficking victims’ fund set up
VICTIMS of human trafficking in Bahrain will receive monthly allowances as part of a government initiative, it was revealed. However, the Victims Assistance Fund will only assist those whose cases are in the court.
Bahrain Launches MENA Region’s First Government Assistance Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking
In a historic and unprecedented development in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), the Government of Bahrain has established the first assistance fund for victims of human trafficking. Continue reading
Bahrain’s efforts to combat human trafficking hailed
CEO of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority, Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Ausamah bin Abdulla Al-Absi, today received US Ambassador to Bahrain, Justin Hicks Siberell. Continue reading
Dhaka delegation in talks over clamp on illegal workers
A STRATEGY to eliminate visa traders and enforce tighter immigration rules will aim to tackle illegal workers entering Bahrain from Bangladesh. The action plan will be drawn up by the Bangladeshi government, which sent a delegation from its Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry to meet officials in Bahrain. Continue reading