Meeting with Chief of Human Trafficking and Migrants Smuggling Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, AlAlawi Discussed the Prospects of Promoting the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Efforts in Combating Forced Labour and Labour Exploitation

Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons, H.E. Mr. Jamal Abdulaziz AlAlawi, officially met with Mr. Ilias Chatzis, Chief of Human Trafficking and Migrants Smuggling Section (HTMSS) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in efforts to further advance their ongoing partnership and exchange expertise. The meeting took place at the UNODC headquarters in Vienna in attendance of H.E. Dr. Hatem Aly, Regional Representative of UNODC Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region (OGCCR). Continue reading

The Kingdom of Bahrain: Leading Experience in Combating Trafficking in Persons

The CEO of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), and Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons, His Excellency Mr. Jamal Abdulaziz AlAlawi met with the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Her Excellency Ms. Ghada Waly. The two sides discussed bilateral cooperation in upholding human rights and combatting human trafficking. Continue reading

LMRA chief: Combating trafficking in persons well-established national approach in Bahrain

The first training programme targeting trainers who deal with victims of trafficking in persons, organised by the Regional Centre of Excellence for Capacity Building in the Field of Combatting Trafficking in Persons, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the GCC, has concluded. Continue reading

Bahrain maintains its Status in the US Department of State’s Report on combating people trafficking

Manama, July 1 (BNA): Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Chief Executive Officer H.E Mr. Jamal Abdulaziz Al Alawi extended his congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, for maintaining the Kingdom of Bahrain’s status within (Tier-1) for the fourth consecutive year in the field of combating people trafficking. Continue reading