1.0Media Centrehttps://blog.lmra.gov.bh/enLabour Market Regulatory Authorityhttps://blog.lmra.gov.bh/en/author/lmra/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iQkwbL9d4t"><a href="https://blog.lmra.gov.bh/en/2020/08/09/lmra-begins-issuing-new-work-permits/">LMRA begins issuing new work permits</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.lmra.gov.bh/en/2020/08/09/lmra-begins-issuing-new-work-permits/embed/#?secret=iQkwbL9d4t" width="600" height="338" title="“LMRA begins issuing new work permits” — Media Centre" data-secret="iQkwbL9d4t" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> NEW work permits will be issued again from today, but housemaids will not be included. The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) had announced last week it would start accepting requests for new work permits which have been suspended since March.https://blog.lmra.gov.bh/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/LMRA-Logo.jpg