{"id":3638,"date":"2018-07-18T11:27:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T08:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?p=3638"},"modified":"2018-07-18T11:43:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T08:43:30","slug":"leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/","title":{"rendered":"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/INAF_20180718003123689.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3639\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/INAF_20180718003123689.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/INAF_20180718003123689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/INAF_20180718003123689-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/INAF_20180718003123689-459x300.jpg 459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa stressed the great importance accorded by Bahrain to protecting Labour rights and improving the workers\u2019 professional and living conditions so as to achieve the kingdom\u2019s aspiration for sustainable development. <!--more-->He affirmed that Bahrain\u2019s commitment to protecting the labour rights is based on a set of contemporary laws that take into account the highest human rights principles. He pointed out that the expatriate workforce in Bahrain enjoys every care and respect in tribute for their efforts in the kingdom\u2019s development process.<\/p>\n<p>The Cabinet Affairs Minister was speaking at a panel discussion held by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2018) on sustainable development of the UN Economic and Social Council.<\/p>\n<p>Themed \u201cMigration Governance in the GCC: Towards Inclusive, Safe and Resilient Societies\u201d, the panel discussion is held at the UN headquarters in partnership with the Philippine government, and in cooperation with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA).<\/p>\n<p>The event cast light on the latest reforms of expatriate workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with a special focus on Bahrain\u2019s experience as one of the most successful international practices, and how these reforms would contribute to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<p>The two-hour panel discussion featured a presentation by Chief Executive Officer of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority and Chairman of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Ausamah bin Abdulla Al-Absi, who highlighted Bahrain\u2019s experience in designing, implementing and evaluating the migration management reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Lou Y. Arriola, spoke on behalf of worker-sending countries. She shed light on the reality of migration in GCC countries, including the recent reforms in Bahrain, and ways to complement efforts and address gaps towards achieving SDGs.<\/p>\n<p>Michele Klein-Solomon, Senior Policy Adviser to the Director General of IOM reviewed the international best practices of migration management and linkages to SDGs.<br \/>\nMFA\u2019s Executive Director, William Gois, presented the perspective of non-governmental organisations focusing on migrant workers.<br \/>\nThe presentations were followed by an open group discussion that focused on the main challenges that deterred the migration management reforms from taking place in Bahrain before, and how the reforms are linked to SDGs.<br \/>\nDiscussions also focused on the benefits of the sponsorless labour migration schemes, the envisioned key challenges to be faced by employers, employees and governments with the current reforms.<br \/>\nThe measures taken to ensure that migrant workers are protected under the transition period, and the procedures adopted by Bahrain to evaluate the impact of the current reforms were also discussed, pointing out Bahrain\u2019s ability to reach Tier 1 in the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons (TiP) Report for the year 2018.<br \/>\nAOQ<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1198758.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1198758.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1198758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1198758-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1198758-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa stressed the great importance accorded by Bahrain to protecting Labour rights and improving the workers\u2019 professional and living conditions so as to achieve the kingdom\u2019s aspiration for sustainable development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[772,889,835,890,870,891],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LMRA holds panel discussion in New York - Media Centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York - Media Centre\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa stressed the great importance accorded by Bahrain to protecting Labour rights and improving the workers\u2019 professional and living conditions so as to achieve the kingdom\u2019s aspiration for sustainable development.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Media Centre\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bahrainlmra\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-18T08:27:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-07-18T08:43:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/INAF_20180718003123689.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Labour Market Regulatory Authority\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@lmrabh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@lmrabh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Labour Market Regulatory Authority\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Labour Market Regulatory Authority\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9b4868f762b598a041d5e888430d4bcc\"},\"headline\":\"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-18T08:27:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-18T08:43:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/\"},\"wordCount\":478,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"GCC\",\"HLPF\",\"IOM\",\"MFA\",\"New York\",\"SDGs\"],\"articleSection\":[\"BNA\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/\",\"name\":\"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York - Media Centre\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-18T08:27:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-18T08:43:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Media Centre\",\"description\":\"Labour Market Regulatory Authority\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Labour Market Regulatory Authority\",\"alternateName\":\"LMRA\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lmra-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lmra-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":998,\"caption\":\"Labour Market Regulatory Authority\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bahrainlmra\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lmrabh\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/lmrabh\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lmrabh\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9b4868f762b598a041d5e888430d4bcc\",\"name\":\"Labour Market Regulatory Authority\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/406b0a416ca6d0eacb8d1504387ee437?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/406b0a416ca6d0eacb8d1504387ee437?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Labour Market Regulatory Authority\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York - Media Centre","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York - Media Centre","og_description":"Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa stressed the great importance accorded by Bahrain to protecting Labour rights and improving the workers\u2019 professional and living conditions so as to achieve the kingdom\u2019s aspiration for sustainable development.","og_url":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/","og_site_name":"Media Centre","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bahrainlmra","article_published_time":"2018-07-18T08:27:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-07-18T08:43:30+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/INAF_20180718003123689.jpg"}],"author":"Labour Market Regulatory Authority","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@lmrabh","twitter_site":"@lmrabh","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Labour Market Regulatory Authority","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/"},"author":{"name":"Labour Market Regulatory Authority","@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9b4868f762b598a041d5e888430d4bcc"},"headline":"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York","datePublished":"2018-07-18T08:27:15+00:00","dateModified":"2018-07-18T08:43:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/"},"wordCount":478,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["GCC","HLPF","IOM","MFA","New York","SDGs"],"articleSection":["BNA"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/","name":"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York - Media Centre","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-07-18T08:27:15+00:00","dateModified":"2018-07-18T08:43:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2018\/07\/18\/leadership-support-for-comprehensive-development-highlighted\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"LMRA holds panel discussion in New York"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/","name":"Media Centre","description":"Labour Market Regulatory Authority","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#organization","name":"Labour Market Regulatory Authority","alternateName":"LMRA","url":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lmra-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/lmra-logo.jpg","width":1024,"height":998,"caption":"Labour Market Regulatory Authority"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bahrainlmra","https:\/\/twitter.com\/lmrabh","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/lmrabh","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lmrabh\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9b4868f762b598a041d5e888430d4bcc","name":"Labour Market Regulatory Authority","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/406b0a416ca6d0eacb8d1504387ee437?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/406b0a416ca6d0eacb8d1504387ee437?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Labour Market Regulatory Authority"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3638"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3638"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3643,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3638\/revisions\/3643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}