No limit on jobseekers’ applications, says Labour Ministry

TDT | Manama

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The Labour Ministry has confirmed that jobseekers face no limit on how many times they may put themselves forward for vacancies through the National Employment Platform.

The ministry also stated that it has no plans to cut the number of people entitled to unemployment benefit, emphasising that it remains bound by the Unemployment Insurance Law.

In a written reply to MP Khalid Buanaq, the ministry said that the number of people receiving unemployment payments, whether as an allowance or as compensation, moves up and down all the time.

Based on data for October 2025, 11,452 jobseekers were drawing the unemployment allowance. Of these, 3,479 had been unemployed for less than a year, 6,258 for more than a year and up to five years, and 1,715 for more than five years.

Ceiling

The ministry explained that there is no ceiling on the number of times a jobseeker may nominate themselves for vacancies on the platform.

It said it does not itself place job offers in front of jobseekers.

Employers enter their vacancies into the system, after which the ministry checks the post, the salary, qualification, specialisation and other details.

Once the vacancy passes this check, it appears on the platform for jobseekers to view. Jobseekers are the ones who choose the roles they want.

Candidates

The ministry said it does not nominate candidates or call them to push them towards specific vacancies.