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Bahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority’s (LMRA) new Complaints and Protection Unit will soon provide administrative assistance to foreign workers in filing and following up on labour cases online. The LMRA on Thursday (October 23) signed memorandums of understanding with the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Islamic Religion and Ministry of Foundations to provide technical assistance on litigation response. Earlier this year, the LMRA launched a new unit to help migrant workers compile relevant documents and submit them electronically to the Labor Court. As we noted in our previous report, this new unit could help reduce barriers to filing initial labor…

As the pandemic further worsens Bahrain’s already struggling economy, many migrants are falling behind on rent payments due to layoffs, reduced income or unemployment. Article 43 of Bahrain’s Labour Law allows employers to reduce wages by 50% in cases of force majeure. “…if an employee reports to work but is unable to perform his/her job due to force majeure reasons beyond the employer’s control, the employee is entitled to receive half his/her wages.” According to Bahrain’s labour law, employers are not obliged to provide accommodation to migrant workers (except for workers working and living in “rural” areas). Employers are only…

This month, the US State Department will publish its annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report). The report ranks countries based on their policies and initiatives to combat trafficking. The best-ranked countries are identified as Tier-1 and the worst-ranked as Tier-3. Countries in the latter category could face restrictions on US foreign aid and funds.  The report is a powerful tool to pressure governments to take action against trafficking in persons, despite issues with its methodology, evaluations and role in inducing governments to craft hasty and ill-conceived anti-trafficking programmes. Inaccurate evaluations can risk concealing ineffective and superficial initiatives that do…

Bahrain’s Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has announced an amnesty for illegal immigrants from now until December 31, 2020. Illegal immigrants will not be required to pay any fines to regularize their residency status or leave the country. The LMRA also eliminated monthly work permit fees and fees related to the issuance and renewal of work permits for three months starting April 1, 2020. This measure is intended to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employers and promote the hiring of casual and casual workers. The LMRA also announced a 60-78% reduction in flexi permit fees. Flexi permits…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…