{"id":2468,"date":"2014-04-27T14:15:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T11:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2014-04-28T14:17:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T11:17:27","slug":"firms-with-illegal-workers-to-be-blacklisted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2014\/04\/27\/firms-with-illegal-workers-to-be-blacklisted\/","title":{"rendered":"Firms with illegal workers to be blacklisted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Tough new laws are being brought in to prevent companies from hiring illegal workers. 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