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The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) is a government body in Bahrain with a corporate identity endowed with full financial and administrative independence under the authority of a board of directors chaired by the Minister of Labour. The Authority was established on 31 May 2006 to regulate and control work permits for foreign workers ...
Represented His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahrain Prime Minister in the United Nations Security Council's Conference on Human Trafficking, New York (December 20, 2016). Represents the Kingdom of Bahrain in the annual conferences of the ILO, the Arab Labour Organization (ALO), and a number of other related Arab and ...
Bahrain ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol in June 2004. [1] In 2023, the Organised Crime Index gave the country a score of 8 out of 10 for human trafficking, noting an increase in the number of victims. [2] Bahrain is a source and destination country for men and women subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced ...
The Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) estimate that around 70,000 migrant workers that live in Bahrain are undocumented. The majority of them are Bangladeshi workers. Although the government assert the labor code for the private sector applies to all workers, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and international NGOs noted foreign ...
There were over 200 thousand Bangladesh migrant workers in Bahrain. [12] In May 2020, the government of Bahrain took steps to provide legal papers to over 40 thousand undocumented Bangladeshi migrants. [12] In May 2021, Bahrain stopped arrivals from Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic as the country had been placed on the "red list". [13]
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) begins inspections in Manama and Northern Governorates, uncovering violations of labor and residency laws at shops and work sites. [ 8 ] 6 September – The Agreement for the 'Reciprocal Promotion' and 'Protection of Investment' between Bahrain and Japan , signed in Manama on June 23, 2022, comes ...
The Council comprises forty members appointed directly by the King of Bahrain. The forty seats of the Consultative Council combined with the forty elected seats of the Council of Representatives form the National Assembly of Bahrain. All laws (except for "Royal decrees") have to be passed by both chambers of the Assembly.
Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company B.S.C. (Mumtalakat) is the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain. [2] It was established by Royal Decree in 2006 and is wholly owned by the Government. [1] Mumtalakat actively sought investment opportunities locally, regionally and internationally.