IT was good to know that there will be a final decision about housewives’ work visas. It will be a great help if Labour Market Regulatory Authority provides visas. No one will work illegally here.

Sujata Sunil Kale

By SOMAN BABY

A DECISION on whether to allow expatriate housewives to work in more professions in Bahrain could be finalised in the next few months, a top government official has announced.

Housewives are only allowed to work as teachers, medical professionals and in technical and senior positions in the banking and financial sectors.

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By BEGENA P PRADEEP

DESPERATE expatriate housewives may soon be allowed to work in more professions in Bahrain.

They are currently only allowed to work as teachers, medical professionals and in top managerial positions in the banking sector.

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THE children of Bahraini women married to expatriates could soon be given the same rights as their Bahraini counterparts.

The Shura Council yesterday decided to include a new article into a government-drafted law that gives expatriate wives married to Bahrainis equal treatment.

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