Manama: A Bahraini non-governmental society has threatened to launch a wave of strikes and rallies and issue calls for resignations to help reverse the decision to scrap the sponsorship system for foreigners.
“The action threats were sparked by the decisions of the labour ministry and which are invariably targeting the economically-challenged sections of the society,” Waheed Al Dossari, the honorary head of the Bahrain Fishermen Society, said. “However, our actions will this time be loud and clear, especially that our movement has already won the support of butchers and vegetable and fruit sellers,” he said.
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