{"id":908,"date":"2010-06-09T12:36:31","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T09:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?p=908"},"modified":"2010-06-09T12:36:31","modified_gmt":"2010-06-09T09:36:31","slug":"clampdown-on-illegal-workers-to-be-stepped-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2010\/06\/09\/clampdown-on-illegal-workers-to-be-stepped-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Clampdown on illegal workers to be stepped up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Committee for tackling the problem of illegal labour in the Kingdom yesterday held its third meeting at the premises of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority where officials discussed efforts by the Kingdom\u2019s various authorities to clamp down on illegal workers through various raids and inspection campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, which was led by Chief Executive of the LMRA Ali Ahmed Radhi, officials were briefed on the work of inspection teams formed in collaboration between the LMRA, the Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Over past inspections, the team was able to catch 2,528 foreign labourers who were working without a permit. 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