Nine illegal workers detained, 97 other violators deported

TDT | Manama

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Nine violating and irregular workers were detained and 97 other violators deported following 530 inspection campaigns and visits carried out by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) between December 28, 2025, and January 3.

The inspection campaigns and visits also resulted in monitoring several violations related to the provisions of a number of regulating laws, especially the LMRA and the Residency Laws in the Kingdom of Bahrain, noting that legal measures were taken regarding the observed violations.

The Authority pointed out that 509 inspection visits were carried out on various shops in all governorates, in addition to 21 joint inspection campaigns, 6 campaigns in the Capital Governorate, 5 campaigns in the Muharraq Governorate, 3 campaigns in the Northern Governorate, and 7 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, and the General Directorate of Crime Detection and Forensic Science, the General Directorate of Verdict Enforcement and Alternative Sentencing and the General Directorate of Civil Defense, as well as the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Municipalities Affair and Agriculture, the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA), the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) and the Social Insurance Organization (SIO).

The Authority affirmed 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.