The much talked about Easy Exit Scheme concluded yesterday with about 8,000 expats availing of it. The scheme, introduced early this year as a limited period clemency to this workforce, offered irregular workers (more…)
Archive for December, 2010
8,000 make an Easy Exit
Friday, December 31st, 2010Job visas warning to expats
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010THOUSANDS of expatriates with expired work visas have only four days to renew them or leave the country. The Easy Exit scheme, which ends on Friday, aims to pardon illegal foreign workers who did not renew their residence permit or overstayed on a visit visa. (more…)
Difficult stay ends with easy exit
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010Vaisamma Mathew, an Indian expat living here on an expired visa, finally decided to opt for the easy exit scheme on December 31.Ms Methew, who was promised a waitressing job in a hotel here, moved to Bahrain in 2009 on a housemaid visa that cost her Rs50,000 (BD 425). (more…)
LMRA Marks Women’s Day
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
MR RADHI honours Ms Hindi
The labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) celebrated Bahraini Women’s Day yesterday. The event was held under patronage of executive director of the authority, Ali Ahmed Radhi. (more…)
