{"id":5149,"date":"2022-12-07T11:55:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T08:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?p=5149"},"modified":"2022-12-08T15:36:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T12:36:41","slug":"lmra-ceo-highlights-bahrains-efforts-in-combatting-trafficking-in-persons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2022\/12\/07\/lmra-ceo-highlights-bahrains-efforts-in-combatting-trafficking-in-persons\/","title":{"rendered":"LMRA CEO highlights Bahrain\u2019s Efforts in Combatting Trafficking in Persons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/picture1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/picture1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/picture1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/picture1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CEO of the Labour Market Authority (LMRA), Nouf Abdulrahman Jamsheer, met with officials and representatives from the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit of the US Department of Justice, the Wage and Hour Division of the US Department of Labor, and the US Department of Health and Human Services, in Washington D.C.<br \/>\nShe additionally met with the Middle East Institute and its representatives in a roundtable discussion on Bahrain\u2019s efforts in Combatting Trafficking in Persons.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Jamsheer stressed the Kingdom of Bahrain\u2019s commitment to safeguarding labour rights and promote a safe and just working environment.<\/p>\n<p>She affirmed the Kingdom\u2019s dedication to promote strategic partnerships with the international community to combat trafficking in persons, including forced labour and worker exploitation, welcoming Bahrain-US collaboration in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>The CEO highlighted a range of programs and initiatives launched by the Kingdom to safeguard worker rights. These include the legislative tools that saw the implementation of the Wage Protection System and the establishment of the Expat Protection Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Jamsheer noted that the Kingdom also intensified efforts to develop community awareness of rights and obligations through the LMRA\u2019s Regional Centre of Excellence and Capacity Building for Combatting Trafficking in Persons in partnership with international organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CEO of the Labour Market Authority (LMRA), Nouf Abdulrahman Jamsheer, met with officials and representatives from the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit of the US Department of Justice, the Wage and Hour Division of the US Department of Labor, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2022\/12\/07\/lmra-ceo-highlights-bahrains-efforts-in-combatting-trafficking-in-persons\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/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":[1090,1214,532,1137,1217,1215,1216,1210],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - 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