Gulf Air officials meet with kingdom's trade union membersZayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and Gulf Air’s chairman recently met with members of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) to discuss a number of matters related to labour issues. Att More… |
GFBTU forum to focus on economic challengesPresent economic challenges will be the focus of a meeting of a major trade union federation next month in Bahrain, a report said. Social security and trade union rights will also be discussed at the general assembly of the Genera More… |
Trade unions protest near Fifa HQTrade unionists protested outside the headquarters of soccer's governing body Fifa on Thursday with red cards over labour rights in Qatar, host nation for 2022 World Cup. Around 100 protesters from Building More… |
Gulf Air ‘puts job cut plans on hold’Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, is not planning any further redundancies this year, according to trade unionists. The airline refused to confirm it had put its redundancy scheme on hold, but the Gulf Air Trade Union (GA More… |
Gulf Air union mulls legal move over staff cutsLegal action could now be taken on behalf of 34 former employees of Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air, who were made redundant as part of a major downsizing of the airline, said trade unionists. The General Federation of B More… |
Gulf Air union demands reinstatement of staffUnionists at Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, have demanded the reinstatement of 34 employees, who lost their jobs weeks before the airline reopened its voluntary redundancy scheme (VRS). Gulf Air Trade Union (GATU) has More… |
Gulf Air union fears 'management ploy'Union leaders at Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air fear the management is trying to drive a wedge between them and the workforce following a proposal by the company to oversee the process of union membership. The airline has More… |
Gulf Air union plans action against staff cutsThe trade union members of Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, met yesterday (May 14) to draw up a plan of action if Bahrain's national carrier resumes compulsory redundancies, a report said. The union now plans to writ More… |
Hundreds join labour march in BahrainHundreds of people took part in a Labour Day rally in Bahrain, highlighting the issues of sacked airline staff, low wages and the plight of vulnerable expatriates. The march was spearheaded by the General Federation of Bahrain Tra More… |
Gulf Air discusses restructure plan with unionsBahrain national carrier Gulf Air said its management led by Maher Salman Al Musallam, the acting CEO met the representatives from the Ministry of Labour and the airline’s two unions – GATU, NTAGU and CCTU to discus More… |