AlAlawi met Acting Director of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) of the U.S. Department of State .. AlAlawi: The U.S. is a Main Partner to Bahrain in the Field of Combating Trafficking in Persons. We are Determined to Expand the Prospects of Cooperation with the U.S.

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

H.E. Mr. Jamal Abdulaziz AlAlawi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority met Dr. Kari Johnstone, Acting Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) of the U.S. Department of State. Several topics of interest were discussed during the meeting, including the issuance of Decision No. (1) of 2022 on the Reformation of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons (NCCTIPs), enforcing the provisions of Law No. (1) of 2008. Continue reading →

LMRA: action against an employment agency on charges of trafficking in persons

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

The Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has taken a series of immediate deterrent measures against an employment agency after committing offenses classified as suspicion of trafficking in persons. Continue reading →

LMRA allows under travel ban expats to obtain work permits

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Ministry of Justice regarding expats with a court-ordered Travel Ban, where they will be allowed to obtain a Work Permit, and subsequently legalize their presence in the Kingdom. Continue reading →