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Saudi sponsors to pay for deporting workersSaudi Arabia will make sponsors and employers of foreigners working illegally in the country pay the cost of deporting them, under new rules approved by the cabinet, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday. More… |
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Committee reviews Bahrainisation ratesA tripartite committee in charge of reviewing the rate of Bahrainisation held its regular meeting yesterday, discussing the requirements of different sections of trade. The sections included beauty parlours, training, human resour More… |
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Abu Dhabi invests $5.4bn in labour citiesAbu Dhabi has invested Dh20 billion ($5.4 billion) for the development of 23 labour cities, that will boast new, high-quality apartments, in bid to improve the workers' living standards, said a report. The land for the labour More… |
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Saudi businesses fear impact of new expat feesGlancing through the newspapers one morning last month Saudi Arabian businessman Ihsan al-Naeem was stunned by a government announcement that he fears will threaten the survival of his family's 30-year-old contracting business. More… |
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Pay more, Saudi private firms toldSaudi Arabia will push private companies to pay Saudi workers as much as their state-employed counterparts with the goal of encouraging more citizens to seek work in the private sector. From Feb More… |
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Bahrain aims to bridge jobs market gapOfficials hope a regional labour market study will help identify how to empower Bahrainis working in the private sector, and bridge the gap between their qualifications and job requirements. The new research, conduc More… |
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King Hamad Hospital opens delivery sectionBahrain's second major public hospital King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) in Muharraq has announced the opening of its delivery section. However, only women in their ninth month of pregnancy and ready to deliver will be accepted fro More… |
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Saudi to licence expat labour firmsSaudi Arabia's deputy labour minister said on Tuesday the Middle East's largest economy will start licensing expatriate labour companies within a month in a first move away from the sponsorship system for foreign workers. 'Thes More… |
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Unemployment situation alarming: ILOFiscal austerity and tough labour reforms have failed to create jobs, leading to an "alarming" situation in the global employment market that shows no sign of recovering, the International Labour Organization said. In advanced countries, e More… |
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Domestic workers get repatriation aidLabour chiefs from Bahrain and across the region have agreed to fast-track repatriation of migrant workers, particularly women, at times of security crisis at a major forum in Manila, the Philippines. They also agreed to assign government More… |
