First Edition focuses on “Wages of Domestic Employees”
The Labour Market Regulatory authority CEO, Mr. Ausamah Bin Abdulla Alabsi announced the launch of the Annual Bahrain Awards, which will be held every year with the objective of enhancing the community’s awareness and to support the concept of respecting the rights and duties of the expatriate workers, who make up an important part of our society in the Kingdom. Continue reading
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer Ausamah bin Abdulla Al-Absi has today received newly-appointed Pakistani Ambassador Muhammed Saeed Khan and discussed IT cooperation and exchanging expertise. Continue reading
LMRA held a ceremony on Monday celebrating the fourteenth anniversary of Bahraini women day which is held every year on the 1st of December. LMRA Public Relations and Media manager Ms. Hana Al Saffar honored LMRA and partners female employees in RAMI Grand Hotel, Seef area. She expressed her gratitude towards their professional attitude and high standard performance. Continue reading
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA)’s CEO Ausamah bin Abdullah Al-Absi on Sunday received the Philippines Republic’s Department of Labour (DOLE)’s Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and her accompanying delegation in the presence of senior LMRA officials and explored with her ways of boosting the bilateral cooperation and exchanging of expertise in the field of labour market regulation in addition to the situation of Philippines expatriate workers in Bahrain.
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA)’s CEO Ausamah Abdullah Al-Absi received a delegation from Ericsson International and explored with them the company’s requirements to expand its operations in Bahrain. Procedures and facilitations were agreed to attract this international company to make Bahrain one of its major regional hubs. Continue reading
Newsletter on Bahrain Good Morning radio show about LMRA statistical report for the third week of the month November 2014.
Newsletter on Bahrain Good Morning radio show about LMRA statistical report for the second week of the month November 2014.
Manama, Nov. 9 – (BNA): The Labour Market Regulatory Authority “LMRA” organised an honouring ceremony for six persons-with-special-needs who had completed the the LMRA’s summertime training programme in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Development. Continue reading
LMRA Board of Directors, HE Minister of Labour and Chairman of the Board Mr. Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan confirmed that LMRA is efficiently completing the tasks of issuing licences of domestic expatriate employees and their equivalents after the transition of the custody from Ministry of Labour and the start of official presentation of the service in LMRA at the beginning of September 2014, showing satisfaction with the transmission of domestic expatriate employees licenses tasks to LMRA smoothly, and pointing to the positive reactions of public beneficiaries of LMRA services. Continue reading
Written by: Raji Unnikrishnan
Employment agencies illegally offering housemaids by the hour face a crackdown from authorities, despite a leading workers’ rights activist’s calls to legalise the practice. Responding to recent reports of agency cars driving around Manama advertising ‘housemaid services on hourly basis’, Labour Ministry Under-Secretary Sabah Al Dossary told the GDN that these businesses were circumventing the law by cutting deals with third-party cleaning companies. Continue reading