Over 42,000 expatriate workers benefited from the six-month general amnesty for workers staying in Bahrain illegally, the CEO of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority Ausamah Abdullah Al-Absi revealed. Continue reading
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.
System Under Maintenance on Wednesday 09th December 2015
LMRA will carry out a system maintenance operation to help serve our clients better.
Employers and authorised persons will not be able to access LMRA’s online system (EMS) on Wednesday 09th December 2015 From 10:30 am – To 11:30 am.
Thank you for understanding and cooperation with us
We regret for any inconvenience caused
Bahrain TV News : Opening NCCTIPs Ceremony
The Opening NCCTIPs Ceremony was held on 29-11-2015.
System Under Maintenance on Friday 4th December 2015
LMRA will carry out a system maintenance operation to help serve our clients better.
Employers and authorised persons will not be able to access LMRA’s online system (EMS) on Friday 4th December 2015 From 10:00 am – To 12:00 pm.
Thank you for understanding and cooperation with us
We regret for any inconvenience caused
Embassies shower praise as first ‘Shelter House’ opens
Pakistan Embassy has appreciated the establishment of the first “Shelter House” for victims of human trafficking in Bahrain, as Minister of Labour and Social Development Jameel Hamaidan inaugurated the establishment at Sehla yesterday. Continue reading
Collective efforts needed to ensure fair recruitment
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
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.