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Labor Minister Appoints Temporary Director to Bilad Al-Qadeem Charity after Withdrawal of Accreditation of 6 elected members due to "Political Isolation"
2021-12-07
Labor Minister Jameel Hmaidan issued a decree appointing a temporary director to Bilad Al-Qadeem Charity (the charity of the ancient country, the Zanz and Azari) after the ministry rejected the accreditation of 6 of the elected members due to "Political Isolation Law".
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King Appoints SCYS Vice Chairman, Issues Royal Decrees Appointing and Transferring Directors at Transportation, Labor Ministries
2020-06-30
The king of Bahrain issued royal order appointing Daij bin Salman as Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS) Vice Chairman. He also issued two decrees appointing and transferring directors at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications and Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning.
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Batelco Dismisses Bahrainis, Notifies Dozens of Terminating their Services
2020-06-25
Batelco, Bahrain Telecommunication Company, has begun to dismiss and notify many Bahraini employees of subjecting them to a trial period of 60 days to test their skills, although some of them have been working for decades of outstanding performance at the company.
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Labor Ministry Annuls Decision Allowing Training Institutions to Resume Work
2020-06-13
The Labor Ministry annulled a decision allowing training institutions to resume their work and receive trainees.
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Bahrain Allows Training Institutes to Resume Work, Receive Trainees Starting Next Week
2020-06-10
In its first of kind decision since the suspension of work in educational and training institutions last March, the Bahraini authorities allowed vocational training institutes to resume their work and receive trainees starting next week, in a circular issued by Labor Minister Jameel Hamidan.
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More than 16,000 Poor Bahraini Families Receive Aids from Gov't: Official
2019-10-19
Labour and Social Development Ministry Assistant Undersecretary Aisha bint Ali Al Khalifa said the number of Bahraini families receiving social security aids reached 16,359, and the total aids received in one year amounts to 18.5 million dinars.
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Pilots Union Sues Labor Minister for Refusing to Hand in "Deposit Receipt"
2019-09-03
The Gulf Air Pilots Union said it hired a lawyer to file a lawsuit against the Minister of Labor after the ministry refused to hand them over the deposit receipt, despite fulfilling the requirements.
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Summer Afternoon Outdoor Work Ban Ends, Ministry Documents 56 Violations
2019-09-03
The outdoor afternoon work ban has ended as of August 31, 2019.
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Labor Minister Dissolves Al-Zahraa Society of Orphans Founded by Detainee Sheikh Mohammad Habib Al-Miqdad, 4 Other Societies
2019-07-16
Minister of Labor and Social Development Jameel Hmaidan issued a number of resolutions dissolving and liquidating 5 societies, including Al-Zahraa Society of Orphans, founded by the prominent detained dissident Sheikh Mohammad Habib Al-Miqdad, who is sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Labor Minister Says Bahraini Woman Income Increased 100% in 12 Years
2019-03-09
Bahraini Labor Minister Jameel Humaidan said that the Bahraini woman's income increased 100% in 12 years, to reach 559 BD in 2018 after it was 280 BD only in 2006.
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Humaidan Says Registered Unemployed will Automatically be Enrolled in New Employment Program, Invites the Rest to Register
2019-02-27
Labor Minister Jameel Humaidan said that job seekers who are already registered in the ministry's lists will be enrolled in the government's new employment program automatically, stressing that they should review the ministry according to the deadlines set for the review.
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Civil Society Organizations Criticize “Restrictions” Imposed on them by Government
2019-02-04
Civil society organizations in Bahrain criticized what they described as "restrictions" imposed by the Government, noting that voluntary action in Bahrain has recently degraded due to the measures imposed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
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Summer Afternoon Outdoor Work Ban Begins Tomorrow
2018-06-30
The ban imposed on outdoor work from noon to four pm will begin on July 1 and run until August 31.
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Labour Ministry: Spends Compensation for Lifting Subsidies on Meat for over 156000 Bahraini Families
2018-03-30
Ministry of Labour and Social Development announced that it had completed its preparations to deposit the compensations for lifting subsidies on meat that the government deposit every 3 months in the bank accounts of the beneficiaries, in advance for the months of April, May and June 2018.