Permanent state jobs for Bahraini ‘frontline heroes’

TDT | Manama

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An urgent proposal to give unemployed Bahrainis who served on the front lines as volunteers permanent posts in ministries and government bodies was approved by Parliament yesterday.

Put forward by MP Hassan Ebrahim, the recommendation calls for unemployed frontline volunteers to be given priority in public sector recruitment under rules meant to keep the process fair and based on merit.

Hassan Ebrahim said the move was grounded in constitutional principles that protect the right to work and treat public office as a form of service.

Praise

He said those who stepped forward in frontline roles deserved more than praise and should be given a fair chance of a government job.

“We look at every volunteer as a soldier of Bahrain, who gave his time and effort without payment,” he said. “That puts a duty on us to stop and recognise these sacrifices.”

He said thousands of citizens had registered through the national volunteering platform, which he said showed strong public spirit and a sincere response when Bahrain needed help.

According to MP Ebrahim, many of those volunteers were already jobseekers but still chose to serve on the front lines.

Posts

He said that record should count in their favour when ministries and government bodies fill posts.

The lawmaker said the group had already shown it could work in the field and carry responsibility in hard times, making its members well placed to work across government.

MP Ebrahim said giving them priority in hiring would help Bahrainis land quality jobs.