Bahrain and India have reached to a preliminary agreement to scrap recruitment fees of Indian female domestic workers to Bahrain. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Indian Embassy
Embassy offers list of lawyers
Members of the Indian community have been warned against hiring lawyers without consulting their embassy. Indian Ambassador Dr Mohan Kumar yesterday said scores of his nationals have been duped by lawyers, who take their money without following through with the cases in Bahrain’s courts. Continue reading
Handbook on rules to be released
A HANDBOOK containing information about Bahrain’s laws, rules and regulations will soon be released. The Employee Handbook has been compiled by lawyers V K Thomas and Wafa Al Ansari, and will be published in English and Malayalam. Continue reading
Free medical camp for 250 workers
MORE than 250 workers are expected to benefit from free medical checks being organised by the Indian Community Relief Fund (ICRF) tomorrow.
Examinations will be given from 7pm at the labour accommodation of Mohammed Ahmadi Company, in Buquwara, by senior medical consultants who will also provide health awareness and safety tips. Continue reading
Help this man!
Posted on » Tuesday, April 26, 2011
I refer to the letter “Family reunion by worker” (GDN, April 22). Apart from Indian Embassy officials, I would request the Ministry of Labour and LMRA to come forward to help the person, enabling him to leave the kingdom since he has not seen his family for six years. Please ensure that he gets all his dues from his previous employer. B G Dhar
Embassy launches passport home delivery service
Bahrain’s first passport home delivery service has been launched by the Indian Embassy. Consular, visa and passport services at the Indian Embassy have been outsourced to Octic International’s headquarters near the Kuwaiti building, Gudaibiya. Continue reading
‘Easy Exit’ plan to help 2,500 Indians
INDIANS are well integrated and accepted in the Bahrain community that only a few face trouble, said Indian Ambassador Mohan Kumar yesterday. Continue reading
Difficult stay ends with easy exit
Vaisamma Mathew, an Indian expat living here on an expired visa, finally decided to opt for the easy exit scheme on December 31.Ms Methew, who was promised a waitressing job in a hotel here, moved to Bahrain in 2009 on a housemaid visa that cost her Rs50,000 (BD 425). Continue reading
Amnesty a lifeline for illegals
By Begena P Predeep , Posted on » Saturday, May 29, 2010
The Indian Embassy yesterday urged illegal workers to take advantage of a newly-introduced campaign by labour and immigration authorities to weed out illegal workers. Continue reading
Agency closed over jobs scam
A RECRUITING agency which allegedly conned people out of money to apply for nearly 300 bogus jobs in a Bahrain hospital is being shut down by Indian authorities. Police from Karnataka’s District Crime Intelligence Bureau (DCIB) arrested two men from Mangalore for allegedly operating a fake visa racket to recruit people to Bahrain. Continue reading