Work permits issued to expatriates will from now on become null and void the moment the Industry and Commerce Ministry cancels commercial registers.Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) chief executive Ausamah Al Absi announced the new measure following a meeting with Industry and Commerce Ministry assistant under-secretary Hameed Rahma, commercial register director Khalifa Rabia and e-support chief Mohammed Awadh. Continue reading
Combating human trafficking discussed
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer Ausamah bin Abdulla Al-Absi today received United Nations Officer on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Chief for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Hatem Fuad Ali. Continue reading
Indonesian domestic workers’ conditions discussed
Chief Executive of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Chairman of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Committee Ausamah bin Abdulla Al-Absi received here on Thursday the Indonesian Ambassador to Bahrain Helman Arisman.
Al-Absi discussed with the ambassador the conditions of the Indonesian workers in Bahrain, and LMRA cooperation with the concerned sides in his country regarding the issuance of the permits of the work force. Continue reading
New unit to fight human trafficking
BAHRAIN is stepping up efforts to tackle human trafficking by creating a dedicated new unit to help victims.It will be overseen by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and include participation of social workers, law enforcement agencies, embassies, prosecutors and other trained staff. Continue reading
LMRA Chief Executive receives US ambassador
Chief Executive of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Head of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Committee Ausamah bin Abdullah Al-Absi received recently the US Ambassador to Bahrain William Roebuck. Continue reading
LMRA Turns Exclusively to Electronic Billing
The Executive Vice President for the Administrative and Financial Affairs Sheikh Fawaz bin Hamad announced about the implementation of new procedures to rationalize fiscal spending and maintaining public money in addition to the compatibility with the requirements of preserving the environment where it was decided the transition to electronic invoices instead of paper starting from the 1st of June 2015. Continue reading
Blood donation at LMRA
The social committee organized a blood donation campaign in cooperation with Ministry of Health – Blood Bank, as a part of world healthy day activities, senior officials and LMRA staff participated in the event.
Labour Market Regulatory Authority Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31,2014
LMRA opens doors for Nepali labourers
Labour Market Regulatory Authority’s (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer Ausamah Al Absi said that the Authority in the past benefitted from recruiting various labourers from different countries.For the labour market in the Kingdom, Al Absi held a meeting in Kathmandu of Nepal on Friday with the Labour Ministry and Communications Ministry of Nepal aiming to regulate and attract foreign labourers from Nepal through authorized labour supply companies.
LMRA received a group of disabled students
The LMRA received a visit on Monday (30th March 2015) a group of students with special needs, Studying Office Management Diploma program at the BBK center for rehabilitation for the Ministry of Social Affairs. They were accompanied by the rehabilitation Instructor Ms. Mona Rashid Al Jaber.
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