Notification: Renewing Work Permits Before Expiration

Dear Clients,

LMRA calls on employers to benefit from the possibility of renewing the work permits within 6 months before the expiry date of the work permit, where they will not be allowed to renew the work permit of any foreign worker after three months of the expiration of the work permit issued starting from February 2016. Continue reading

System Under Maintenance on Tuesday 15th December 2015

LMRA will carry out a system maintenance and upgrade with cooperation with the Government organizations linked to its system to help serve better our clients. Employers and authorized persons will not be able to access LMRA’s online system (EMS) on Tuesday 15th December 2015 from 13:00 pm to Sunday 20th December 2015, we call on all our valued clients to end all transactions prior this date.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Collective efforts needed to ensure fair recruitment

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Collective efforts from the expat’s country of origin as well the country of his workplace are needed to ensure fair recruitment practices for expat labourers, according to Ausamah Al Absi, Chairman of Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Human Trafficking Committee. Continue reading

LMRA bid to help migrant workers

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A series of programmes focusing on providing support for migrant workers in Bahrain will be held in the coming week.It will kick off tomorrow with a two-day workshop on fair recruitment followed by the opening on Sunday of a national centre to tackle human trafficking, which will provide temporary shelter for victims. Continue reading

2,000 expats miss out on amnesty

At least 2,000 migrant workers living illegally in Bahrain are not covered under an amnesty that allows them to return home without penalties.These Bangladeshi men either have pending court cases, no legal documents, overstayed their visit visas, entered the country during transit or used forged documents to travel.

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