Wage protection system stressed at LMRA Board meeting

Labour and Social Development Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), Jameel Humaidan, has lauded LMRA’s projects and plans to enhance the work environment. He hailed LMRA’s efforts to preserve workers’ rights through a series of quality initiatives and projects that have been widely appreciated by specialised Arab and international organisations.

“All these efforts have earned the Kingdom regional and international acclaim. Its efforts to secure and consolidate workers’ rights, as well as to maintain their gains have been acknowledged.”

While chairing the LMRA board meeting yesterday, in the presence of members and CEO, Ausamah Al Absi, the minister highlighted decree-law 59/2018 on amending some provisions of the Labour Law for the Private Sector stipulating that workers’ salaries or wages have to be credited to approved bank accounts to protect their rights, commensurate with national laws and international work standards.

In this regard, he stressed that preserving the rights of the work parties tops the priorities of the government. The minister valued highly the existing positive co-operation among the LMRA, the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Persons and the relevant government departments to maintain the Kingdom’s distinguished international position as reflected in Bahrain’s success in maintaining the first tier status regarding anti-human trafficking efforts in the US State Department’s report.

LMRA’s CEO gave a detailed report on LMRA’s future programmes and plans, highlighting the projects that contributed to the Kingdom’s success in maintaining its first-tier status for the second year in a row.