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Bahrain Shura blocks labour fee exemption billA bill that would have exempted a government body from paying expatriate labour fees has been blocked by Bahrain’s Shura Council members. Parliament passed the bill in February, saying it would help the Sunni and Jaffari Waqf (Endowment) D More… |
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Bahrain extends freeze on labour feeThe freeze on fees levied by Bahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has been extended until June 31 in a move to ease pressure on the kingdom’s trade sectors. The moratorium which took effect last April, was scheduled to end l More… |
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Labour fee freeze to benefit Bahrain firmsA decision to freeze LMRA (Labour Market Regulatory Authority) labour fees will save millions and benefit more than 63,000 companies, said the chief executive of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The action will save approximat More… |
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Bahrain traders demand labour fee suspensionBahrain’s traders have called for the monthly BD10 ($26.520 Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) fee for expatriate workers to be suspended until the end of the year. Scores of businessmen have issued the plea to the Bahrain Chamber o More… |
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Visas cancelled 'hour by hour'Visas for expatriate workers in Bahrain are being cancelled every hour due to the refusal of employers to pay the controversial BD10 ($26.50) labour fee, it has emerged. Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) e-services and public relat More… |
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Bahrain employers protest over labour feeHundreds of employers in Bahrain took to the streets in protest yesterday over "crippling" labour fees they claim are forcing them out of business. More than 500 Bahrainis, most of them small contractors as well as small and medium busines More… |
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Bahrain Cabinet approves labour feeBahrain's Cabinet yesterday approved a BD200 ($533) levy every two years for work permits. Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who chaired the session, had recommended the need to strike a balance between labour market ref More… |
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Labour fees 'may not achieve aim'A major report on the proposed labour fees in Bahrain questions whether it will achieve the objectives of creating growth. The report for the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry argues that while a low-wage economy is neither sustain More… |
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New labour fee move sparks loss fearsMany of Bahrain's key economic sectors could suffer massive losses when labour fees are introduced, it was claimed yesterday. A study warning against the detrimental impact of the fees on economic profitability will be released tomorrow. More… |
