MANAMA
THE number of complaints filed by terminated employees dropped to 2,821 last year from 3,442 in 2007, the Labour Ministry announced.
The number of complaints reported last month was 159, compared with 231 in December 2007.
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HANDS OFF PASSPORTS!
HANDS OFF PASSPORTS!
MANAMA: Bahrain’s bosses were yesterday warned against withholding their expatriate workers’ passports. “Violators will face tough action if they encroach on foreigners’ human and legal inalienable rights,” said Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi yesterday.
Bahrain’s labour laws and International Labour Organisation conventions also ban such a practice, he added.
The increasing number of complaints by expatriate workers has prompted the warning.
“A passport is an official document issued by the country of origin and concerns its holder solely,” he said.