While the confusions regarding the regulations on hiring expatriate housewives as teachers in private schools prevail, Education Ministry yesterday stated that it had no role in the matter concerning appointment of teachers. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Expatriate
Teachers face being deported
HUNDREDS of expatriate housewives working as teachers could be deported if schools do not have permission to employ them. Legal action has already been taken against several educational institutions, as the Labour Market Regulatory Authority seeks to close loopholes in the law. Continue reading
LMRA’s CEO Receives Sri Lankan Ambassador
CEO Receives Sri Lankan Ambassador
Manama, June 10. (BNA) — Sri Lankan Ambassador to Bahrain R.K.M.A.Rajakaruna has lauded the regulations of the labour market in the kingdom, praising the outstanding efforts made by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA). Continue reading
Expats’ Employment Issues Come To Fore
Several topics related to expatriate employment were discussed in a forum titled ‘Governance of temporary Foreign labour : Challenges & Prospects’, patronised by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ausamah Al Absi at Diplomat hotel. Continue reading
Watchdog reviews workers’ situation
Market Regulatory Authority chief executive Osama bin Abdulla Al Absi yesterday received Bangladeshi Ambassador Mohammed Ali Akbar and updated him on Expatriates Management System.
They also discussed co-operation in issuing work permits and the situation of Bangladeshi workers, the second biggest expatriate community in Bahrain.
LMRA warning against fraudulent calls on its behalf
The Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has leaned that there are some people or entities that impersonate its officers and call expatriate employees demanding money to be sent to specific accounts, in exchange for not taking legal action agains them. Continue reading
LMRA Chief Receives Moroccan Ambassador
PM – 27/04/2013 Manama-April-27(BNA)Labour Market Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer Osama bin Abdulla Al-Absi received Moroccan Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khatabi and briefed him on the labour market reform project and the new procedures for issuing work permits for the expatriate workers. Continue reading
Indonesian Ambassador Lauds LMRA
The Indonesian Ambassador to Bahrain Chilman Arisman lauded the labour market system in Bahrain, commending the extraordinary efforts made by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA). Continue reading
‘Unchecked’ Risk
Medical examination a must for new employees: LMRA CEO These workers ” could be suffering from serious ailments that they could pass on to others in the course of their work.
Expatriate workers who are working without a medical examination pose a health risk to the rest of the population, warned the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), yesterday. Continue reading
Labour market roadmap to be drawn up
MANAMA: A two-year plan is being drawn up to support Bahrain’s labour market.
The aim is to ensure stability in the country’s labour market, increase the number of jobs available and provide employers with a qualified workforce. Continue reading