Seventy five per cent of graduates who were listed as unemployed with Tamkeen are now in work, it was revealed yesterday. It has managed to find 1,448 of them government and private sector jobs since October last year, leaving only 464 still seeking employment.
Dubai’s police chief on Wednesday called for controversial labour laws that restrict the free movement of workers to be scrapped. Lt Gen Dhahi Khalfan Tamim described the sponsorship system as a “burden†on the UAE’s economy and local population, UAE daily the National reported on its website. “Employment contracts should be between companies and employees,†[...]
While other Gulf states have been enacting policies to reduce the numbers of foreign workers in the labour force, Bahrain has announced it intends to go down a different path, easing restrictions on hiring employees from overseas. As of July 1 next year, a new quota system will come into force, reducing the percentage of [...]
Hundreds of skilled jobs in the construction industry remain unfilled because Bahrainis find them too demanding, an executive at a top building firm has told the government. Haji Hassan Group executive director Adel Al A’ali told a visiting delegation of the Labour Fund, led by its chairman Dr Nizar Al Baharna, that there were hundreds [...]
Gulf Air is handing out pay rises of up to 90 per cent, to stem the tide of flight and cabin crew leaving for better offers. Pilots will get pay rises of up to 50pc, first officers up 70pc and senior cabin crew up to 90pc, according to sources. It is understood this will give [...]
Bahrain will soon scrap the sponsorship system for expatriate workers, it was revealed yesterday. The pledge came from Crown Prince and BDF Commander-in-Chief Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa as he received Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi. “The Crown Prince said Bahrain is in the final stages of implementing a new Labour Law, which [...]
Labour issues were back in the headlines in Manama last week as Asian construction workers went on strike at a prominent construction firm, complaining of poor living conditions and inadequate safety standards at work. This was but the latest in a series of disputes that have focused attention on the pay and treatment of migrant [...]
Nearly 2,500 Bahrainis have found jobs since the government launched the BD30 million National Employment Project (NEP). During the initial registration period, 13,401 Bahrainis registered as unemployed. It has since dropped to 10,916, project director and Labour Ministry assistant under-secretary for training Ahmed Al Banna said yesterday. “This shows that 2,485 people found jobs over [...]
Young Bahrainis should aim for careers in skilled professions such as engineering, medicine and accountancy, where demand is high, said a top business consultant. BDO Jawad Habib senior partner Jawad Habib Jawad said the demand for skilled professionals was on the increase and many of these jobs were currently filled by expatriates. Therefore, if Bahrainis [...]
Allegations claiming low-cost commercial registers were behind the worsening runaway phenomenon were yesterday denied. The decision to levy a BD20 fee on new registers follows orders from the leadership and the Economic Development Board, Industry and Commerce Ministry yesterday. This was in reply to the Labour Ministry Under-Secretary who held the Industry and Commerce Ministry [...]
