Online debate invite by LMRA

By SOMAN BABY

BAHRAINIS and expatriates have been invited to take part in an online public debate on the Labour Market Regulatory Authority’s (LMRA) decisions on work visas and mobility of foreign workers.

The LMRA has prepared three decisions to regulate the procedure of work permits management and various transactions related to foreign labour.

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Dole for jobless expats planned

Dole for jobless expats planned

Dole for jobless expats planned

By SOMAN BABY from New Delhi

EXPATRIATE workers could soon receive unemployment benefits until they find a new job, it emerged yesterday.

This will be for a limited period, which will be defined by the Labour Ministry in co-ordination with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), said Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi.

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