Nothing justifies the Bahraini government not paying private sector workers directly, especially since the decision to pay wages includes employees registered in the Social Insurance Authority.

Tamkeen Fund is going to extend the suspension of the Wage Support Program, which is geared to encourage hiring unemployed Bahrainis, an additional month, despite promises to reinstate the program early next month (March 2019), after deciding to suspend it for a month and a half, on the grounds of reviewing it.

The number of Indian foreign workers in Bahrain working in the private sector reaches about a quarter of a million, specifically 223,998 Indian workers, according to official statistics, thus making the Indian community the largest working force among the nationals residing in the Bahrain, who have been brought to the kingdom from 161 countries.

Bahraini Shura Council heading towards approving bill by adding an Article 36 to the Social Insurance Law, which aims to grant insureds, working in the private sector, the advantage of purchasing years of virtual service.

The Bahraini Ministry of Labour stated that it recorded 7,077 cases of arbitrary dismissals since 2010 until 2015 in the Bahraini private sector.

Bahrain Mirror: Official statistics revealed that the number of Indian workers in Bahrain’s private sector reached 210,739, including 204,341 males and 6,398 females, which constitutes 39% of the total workforce in the private sector.