{"id":4820,"date":"2022-10-11T17:11:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T14:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?p=4820"},"modified":"2022-10-12T09:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T06:41:14","slug":"labour-market-regulatory-authority-legal-actions-taken-against-fraudulent-recruitment-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2022\/10\/11\/labour-market-regulatory-authority-legal-actions-taken-against-fraudulent-recruitment-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Market Regulatory Authority: Legal actions taken against fraudulent recruitment agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/unlicensed-establishment.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4825\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/unlicensed-establishment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/unlicensed-establishment.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/unlicensed-establishment-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/unlicensed-establishment-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200fThe Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), in cooperation with the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science of the Ministry of Interior, identified an unlicensed establishment that acted as an employment (manpower) office.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u200fThe establishment has been facilitating the entry of expats into Bahrain, while promising false high paying jobs, in turn rendering them vulnerable to exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u200fThe LMRA revealed that the establishment has posted several false job opportunities on various social media platforms then facilitated expats\u2019 entry into the Kingdom in return for money.<\/p>\n<p>\u200fThe unlicensed establishment was traced and the LMRA has taken the necessary action, prior to referring them to the Public Prosecution for further legal actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u200fThe LMRA has reaffirmed its commitment to monitor the labour market through documenting any illegal business activity, in order to ensure tackling non-compliant businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200fThe Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), in cooperation with the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science of the Ministry of Interior, identified an unlicensed establishment that acted as an employment (manpower) office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[979,1183,319,532,1050,892],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - 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