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Tamkeen finds jobs for 1,448 Bahrain graduates

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 police chief calls to scrap sponsorship

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,” Tamim said [...]

Employment Swings

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 Bahraini [...]

Demanding jobs being shunned

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 of [...]

90% Pay Rise!

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 captains [...]

Sponsorship to be scrapped

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 would [...]

Labour Reform

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 [...]

2,500 find jobs in two months

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 the past two [...]

Skilled staff ‘in demand’

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 wanted [...]

Allegations of CR link to runaways is denied

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 [...]

Hospitality sector jobs soar

Job opportunities are soaring at all levels in Bahrain’s hospitality industry, says an expert.
More and more jobs for hospitality professionals will open up in the coming years, says Baisan Institute of Hotel Management (BIHM) managing director Qutub Dadabhai.
He was commenting as a gathering was held to honour graduating students from the BIHM.
The celebration also marked [...]

Ripples from Iraq disturb Bahrain

Just minutes after the call went out over Internet chat rooms and mobile phone text messages late Sunday, a group of young men trickled onto a main street in the village of Sitra, about 20 minutes southeast of this city, the Bahraini capital.
The young men, locals say, blocked traffic, set fire to tires laid on [...]

A model employer

A Bahraini fishing boat owner who stepped in to help relatives when three of his men were killed in an accident at sea has been honoured by the Indian community.
Ghazi Mohammed Al Dossary was described as a “model employer and one of the most caring sponsors” by speakers at a reception organised by the Kerala [...]

Finance sector job rate grows

Employment in Bahrain’s financial services industry grew by nine per cent last year, according to an annual survey conducted by the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA).
A total of 8,219 people were employed by the country’s financial services institutions by the end of December, compared with 7,542 at the end of 2004.
Bahrainis represented 72.4pc of total employment [...]

Insurance plan for housemaids

Employers of Filipina housemaids will soon be required to provide them with insurance cover under new regulations introduced by the Philippines government. The Philippine Embassy in Bahrain confirmed that the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in Manila has revised the standard employment contract of Filipina domestic helpers, stating that all employers will be required to [...]