committees, which are elected by the companies’ workers and employers, but are not trade unions as their formation depends on the Labour Ministry.
Tag Archives: Employers
Another amnesty?
There is talk in the town that Labour Market Regulatory Authority will once again be providing an ‘amnesty’ for illegal workers as was provided last year.
What about loyalty?
Posted on » Sunday, December 06, 2009
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Visas ultimatum
By TOM HANRATTY,
EXPATRIATE workers whose visas have been cancelled as part of a crackdown on companies that refuse to pay their labour fees will be offered a one-month grace period.
The Labour Ministry Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has begun annulling the status of staff employed by firms who decline to stump up the controversial BD10 fee.
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Visas cancelled ‘hour by hour’
Visas cancelled 'hour by hour'
Visas for expatriate workers in Bahrain are being cancelled every hour due to the refusal of employers to pay the controversial BD10 ($26.50) labour fee, it has emerged.
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) e-services and public relations manager Waheed Al Balushi was unable to say how many had been annulled but confirmed the process was underway.
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Trafficking battle call
By BEGENA P PRADEEP,
BAHRAIN must step up the battle against human trafficking, according to a new US State Department report.
The country remains on a special watchlist of nations being monitored for what action they are taking to combat the problem, despite issuing new guidelines on the employment conditions of migrant workers.
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Bosses face new LMRA deadline
By MANDEEP SINGH
EMPLOYERS in Bahrain have until Wednesday to pay outstanding fees to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), or risk having all their foreign workers’ visas cancelled.
The measure will also include employers who have failed to register and update their information, as well as those who have not renewed their employees’ expired work visas, said LMRA chief executive Ali Radhi.
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LMRA defies the bosses on visas
By SOMAN BABY, Posted on » Tuesday, May 05, 2009
BAHRAIN is determined to scrap the sponsorship system for foreign workers within three months, despite objections from employers, it declared yesterday.
The new law is to comply with international human rights standards and will be enforced, says Labour Minister and Labour Market Regulatory Authority chairman Dr Majeed Al Alawi. Continue reading
LMRA ultimatum
LMRA ultimatum
Ployers asked to pay monthly expat levy by Aug. 31
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Bonney Mascarenhas
Staff Reporter
Nearly 75 per cent of 45,000 employers have not paid the monthly levy of BD10 charged for each expatriate worker in their employment, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) said yesterday. “This is despite the fact that we had allowed some leniency to employers to pay the bills,” LMRA CEO Ali Radhi said. Continue reading
JOB REFORMS STEPPED UP
The campaign topped the agenda yesterday as Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received Deputy King and Economic Development Board chairman Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
The aim is to give employers and workers more flexibility, while still making Bahrainis the “employees of choice”.