Bahrain has announced a temporary ban on new work permits to job-seekers from the coronavirus (Covid-19) red-list countries. Continue reading
Tag Archives: coronavirus (COVID-19)
Bahrain, U.S. to strengthen their partnership in combating trafficking in persons
Manama, May 27 (BNA): Bahrain and the U.S. have expressed their shared keenness on strengthening their partnership in the combat against trafficking in persons. Continue reading
The National Medical Task Force New Decisions
Crackdown on street vendors
Manama: The authorities have cracked down on illegal street vendors in three governorates to help curb the spread of Covid-19. Continue reading
‘Don’t be fooled by cheap carers’
Hourly-paid workers posing as nurses and care assistants, who are neither trained nor licensed, are being offered illegally by rogue manpower agencies and putting lives at risk. Continue reading
Commit for Bahrain
61 manpower firms caught for violations
LEGAL action has been taken against 61 firms as part of a nationwide crackdown on rogue manpower agencies hiring domestic staff, including undocumented workers, on an hourly basis for cleaning services. Continue reading
Bahrain’s keenness to upgrade labour market systems stressed
Chief Executive of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Ausamah bin Abdullah Alabsi, received today US embassy Charge D’Affaires Margaret Nardi. Continue reading
“Executive Committee” Discusses The Further Development of Labor Market Regulations
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad chairs the 340th meeting of the Government Executive Committee, held remotely. Bahrain’s labour market systems and latest developments on measures to combat COVID-19.
Migrant workers at heart of Bahrain’s COVID-19 strategy
When we look back at the history of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the years to come, when restrictions on movement are lifted and friends are reunited, what will be the most important lessons learned? I suggest this: When people united, to respect social distancing and protect the vulnerable, we discovered our most powerful weapon against the virus. One of the things this pandemic has made clear is that the whole community must come together to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Continue reading