MANAMA: Bahrain will make regional history on August 1 by scrapping the sponsorship system. Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi revealed the date after attending a multi-party meeting convened by Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) chairman Dr Essam Fakhro.
The new-look law governing work contracts will be subjected to periodic assessment to evaluate its viability.
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Reforming the system: HE Dr Majeed Al Alawi
Reforming the system: HE Dr Majeed Al Alawi
by Benjamin Millington
Bahrain’s Minister of Labour HE Dr Majeed Al Alawi sat down with CW to discuss recent protests over labour fees, the chances of introducing a minimum wage and a new law which will “virtually break” the sponsorship system.
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Nurses exempted from sponsorship
By SOMAN BABY
NURSES working in private hospitals have also been exempted from the government’s new sponsorship rules, it was revealed yesterday.
This means they can continue under their husbands’ sponsorship while working for health institutions.
D-Day has arrived for sponsorship system
My company is looking for staff members, every day we get a lot of job seekers who come for interviews.
Most of them are brought by their relatives or friends to find employment in Bahrain.