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Saudi in bid to resolve domestic help crisisSaudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labour will enlist consulting firms to resolve issues with the recruitment of domestic help from Indonesia and the Philippines, a report said. The ministry is seeking assistance from a number of na More… |
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Bahrain allows expats to hire domestic helpBahrain has introduced new rules allowing expatriates in the kingdom to legally employ domestic workers in a move to end the housemaid visa black market, a report said. The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has changed the More… |
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Bahrain switches to e-work permitsThe Bahrain Labour Ministry will start issuing and renewing work permits for domestic help electronically, said a senior government official at the opening of new-look work permit department. Under-Secretary Sabah Salem Al Dosary said the More… |
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Bahrain families spend over $132m on maidsBahraini families spend more than BD50 million ($132.6 million) a year on housemaids, according to estimates. Recent statistics show that 65 out of 100 Bahraini women employ housemaids, reports our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.-T More… |
