Minister of Labour and Social Development Jamil Humaidan today received an Indonesian parliamentary delegation led by Ahmad Maoshul Affandy. Head of Parliament’s Service Committee, Abbas Madhi, was present. Continue reading
National efforts in combating human trafficking stressed
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) CEO, also Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Ausamah bin Abdullah Al-Absi, today received an Indonesia parliamentary delegation led by Chairman of Bahraini -Indonesian Friendship Group, MP Aseeb Mawsoul. Continue reading
US delegation lauds labour market reforms
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) CEO, also Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Ausamah bin Abdullah Al-Absi, today received A delegation of the US Senate staff members. Continue reading
LMRA accepts fee payment through ATM cards
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA)’s deputy CEO, Shaikh Fawaz bin Hamad Al Khalifa, said the Authority has endorsed a new payment channel for employers and businesses to pay LMRA monthly bills and its dues using ATM cards. Continue reading
Stopping renewal of expired permits with expiry exceeding 3 months
Dear Clients,
kindly be informed that today 29-02-2016 marks the final day for renewing expired permits of three months or more since expiry. Please be informed that the system will automatically cancel expired applications under the mentioned criteria. Once cancelled, the permit will be nonrenewable and the employer will have to apply for new permits.
Total workforce grew by six percent in third quarter
Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, said the total number of workers in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the third quarter of last year grew by 6%. Continue reading
IOM: Bahrain a global model for best practice for foreign workers
The Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Mr William Lacy Swing, has said that the Kingdom of Bahrain is considered a global role model for its practices in dealing with foreign workers. The Director General also praised the Kingdom’s efforts in guaranteeing fair recruitment, protection of foreign workers and combatting Trafficking in Persons. Continue reading
LMRA stresses amnesty period success
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.