Manama : The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced the implementation of 1,701 inspection campaigns and visits, on November 10-16, which resulted in the detention of 45 violating and irregular workers, while 181 violators were deported.
The inspection campaigns and visits also resulted in monitoring several violations related to the provisions of several regulating laws, especially the LMRA and the Residency Laws in the Kingdom, noting that legal measures were taken regarding the observed violations.
The LMRA said that 1,668 inspection visits were carried out on various shops in all governorates, in addition to 33 joint inspection campaigns, which included 20 campaigns in the Capital Governorate; 4 campaigns in the Muharraq Governorate; 6 campaigns in the Northern Governorate; and 3 campaigns in the Southern Governorate.
The government entities that participated in the campaigns are the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), the Governorate’s respective Police Directorate, the General Directorate of Crime Detection and Forensic Evidence, and the General Directorate of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing, Community Service Police, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Capital Municipality and the Northern Area Municipality Council.
The LMRA emphasised the continuation of joint coordination with government agencies to intensify inspection campaigns in all governorates of the Kingdom and to address any violations or practices that negatively affect the stability and competitiveness of the labour market or harm the economic and social security of the Kingdom.
The LMRA renewed its call on all members of society to support the efforts of government agencies in addressing illegal labour practices, by reporting violations via the electronic form on the authority’s website www.lmra.gov.bh or by calling the authority’s call centre on 17506055 or via the government’s Suggestions and Complaints System (Tawasul).
