Vocational training law draft amendment

TDT | Manama

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The Services Committee at the Shura Council, chaired by Dr. Jameela Mohammed Redha Al Salman, continued discussing a draft law proposing the addition of a new article (Article 16 bis) to Law No. 17 of 2007 on vocational training, based on a legislative proposal submitted by the Shura Council.

The proposed amendment aims to encourage large employers to contribute to national efforts to make Bahraini citizens the preferred choice for employment.

It would require large companies to provide training opportunities for university graduates within their establishments, helping them gain suitable employment and contributing to efforts to reduce unemployment.

The proposal also seeks to raise awareness among new graduates entering the labor market about the importance of working in the private sector and to support the role of the relevant ministry in strengthening employment policies and managing unemployment rates.

During the same meeting, the committee also continued reviewing three draft laws proposing amendments to Article 41 of the Military Retirement Law issued by Decree No. 11 of 1976, Article 87 of Law No. 13 of 1975 regulating pensions and retirement benefits for government employees, and Article 90 of the Social Insurance Law issued by Decree-Law No. 24 of 1976.

The draft amendments propose increasing the marriage grant given to widows or pension beneficiaries to an amount equivalent to 24 months of their entitled pension, instead of the current 18 months, with a minimum of BD1,000.