Illegal recruiters fined BD345,000

TDT | Manama

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Fines of around BD345,000 were issued yesterday by the Lower Criminal Court in cases involving 22 persons convicted of charges related to illegal employment and recruitment of domestic workers.

This was confirmed yesterday by Chief Prosecutor Bader Al Hassan, who said that the total number of cases was seven, and that the court issued fines against them ranging from BD1,000 to BD24,000 for illegally employing people without a permit. “The Public Prosecution had received several reports from the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) about a number of individuals applying for Commercial Registrations (CRs) in order to obtain work permits. Following close inspection of the shops for which these CRs were issued, it was found that they do not engage in any commercial activities,” he said.

“It was proven that the defendants were able to obtain and keep work permits not for the legal intended purpose. Reports were also received in relation to the defendants’ illegal supply and recruitment of domestic workers, as well as the recruitment of other categories of workers without permit,” adding that the Public Prosecution had interrogated the accused and referred them to the concerned court for their violation of the Labour Market Regulatory Law.