Bony Mascarenhas
More than 50 per cent expatriates have unnecessarily been lining up to register their fingerprints and other biometric information at the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), an official yesterday said. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Waheed Al Balushi’
Visit LMRA only for missing fingerprints
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011Over 90% of LMRA records complete
Monday, January 31st, 2011Staff Reporter
The biometric information of over 90 per cent of expatriate workers in Bahrain has been collected by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA). Biometric information including the fingerprints, photographs and electronic signatures of every expatriate worker whose visa is issued by the authority, is colected and stored in an LMRA database. (more…)
LMRA ‘failing to protect employers’
Tuesday, October 19th, 201019 October 2010
Several businessmen are claiming that the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) is providing more assistance to runaway workers than they are to Bahraini employers. (more…)
Where does the money go?
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010After several years of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) imposing fees on the hiring of foreign workers, many business owners still complain about the added expense. The LMRA currently charges BD200 for a work visa application or renewal and BD90 for a dependents’ visa. In addition to this, companies must pay BD10 a month for every foreign employee. This adds up to around BD440 in fees every two years for each expat worker. (more…)
Air tickets to be provided to all mistreated workers
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Bonny Mascarenhas
The LMRA’s decision this week to cover plane ticket expenses for mistreated workers who wished to return home is to be extended to all other such cases in the future. (more…)
