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Bahrain’s LMRA warns over fraud phone callsBahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has issued a warning over fraudulent phone calls demanding money from expatriate employees. "The LMRA has learned that there are people impersonating its officers and More… |
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Bahrain to step up work permits confirmationBahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has drawn up a plan for 2013 aiming to finalise all new work permit applications on the same day of submission, said Work Permits director Khalid Abdulrahman. The authority recei 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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Bahrain clamps down on illegal workersNew rules could be introduced to clamp down on rogue companies who knowingly employ illegal workers in Bahrain, a top official at the LMRA said. The pledge came from Labour Market Regularity Authority chief executive officer Ausam More… |
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$791m Tamkeen funds for private sectorBahrain's labour fund Tamkeen has re-injected more than BD300 million ($791 million) into the Bahrain market in support of the country's private sector, said a top official. The funds, which Tamkeen has received from the p More… |
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Bahrain extends expat worker fee freezeA freeze on fees levied by Bahrain's Labour Market Regulatory Authority on foreign workers has been extended until June 30 next year on orders issued by Bahrain’s HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. More… |
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New Bahrain office to ease visa processA new office, which will work in tandem with Bahrain's General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (GDNPR), will process residence permit and work visa applications for expatriates in the kingdom. It opened y More… |
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New scheme for Bahrain’s free visa workersA comprehensive and sustainable strategic blueprint to tackle the issue of free visa workers in Bahrain is being mapped out, said a senior government official. The Interior Ministry and Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) discusse More… |
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Work permits for travel ban expats in BahrainBahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) will soon develop a clearly defined mechanism for granting work permits to foreign workers facing travel ban, said its chief executive. Ausamah Al Absi said there was no legal li More… |
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LMRA warns of checkup violationsThe Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has warned expat workers who have failed to take mandatory medical tests after being in the kingdom for more than six months; that they will be penalised. About 11,600 expat workers fa More… |
