Expat Protection Centre Equips Hotline Frontliners in the Field of Trafficking in Persons

The Expat Protection Centre at the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) conducted a training workshop for hotline frontliners. The workshop, held at EPC, focused on equipping personnel operating both the LMRA’s hotline (995) and the Ministry of Interior’s hotline (555) with the skills and capacity needed to identify and support victims of trafficking.

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LMRA CEO Receives the Ambassador of the Philippines to the Kingdom

H.E. Mr. Nibras Talib, CEO of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority and Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, received at his office H.E. Ms. Anne Jalando-On Louis, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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US Congress Staff Delegation Briefed on Bahrain’s Efforts to Enhance the Work Environment

The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) received a delegation from the US Congress staff, in the presence of representatives from Ministry of Foreign Affairs at LMRA’s Expat Protection Centre (EPC).

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LMRA Receives UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking

Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) received a delegation from the United Arab Emirates’ National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking led by Abdulrahman Murad Albalooshi, Deputy Chairman of UAE National Committee in presence of LMRA officials at LMRA’s Expat Protection Centre in Sehla. Continue reading

Philippines Delegation Visits LMRA’s Expat Protection Centre

Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) received a delegation from the Republic of the Philippines to learn about the Kingdom of Bahrain’s pioneering experiencing in providing the preventative and protection services to workers, and efforts to combat trafficking in persons, in the presence of LMRA officials. Continue reading

US Congress Delegation Visit LMRA’s EPC

A US congress delegation has visited the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Expat Protection Center (EPC), to learn about its role, work mechanism and facilities as the first comprehensive center to accommodate victims or potential victims of trafficking. It also provides technical and advisory services to expatriate workers. Continue reading

The Philippine Embassy dispense with self-accommodation and relies on Expat Protection Centre

Expanding on the growing ties between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of the Philippines, the LMRA has stressed that it is committed to providing services to ensure the welfare of Filipino workers in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Continue reading

National Referral Mechanism goes digital

Bahrain’s counter-trafficking efforts continue to make massive leaps both regionally and globally as its National Referral Mechanism (NRM) goes digital.The NRM is a multi-layered process that acts as a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to manage the cases of victims experiencing exploitative abuse of any kind, Continue reading

HM King hails national efforts to combat human trafficking

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today at the Safriya Palace received Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, CEO of Labour Market Regulatory Authority, Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Ausama bin Abdullah Al Absi, and members of the committee.  Continue reading