Bahraini interior ministry and LMRA sign agreement

The Interior Ministry has today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Labour Market Regulatory Authority to crackdown on illegal expatriate workers. Inspector-General Major-General Ibrahim Habib Al-Ghaith sealed the deal with LMRA Chief Executive Officer Osama Abdulla Al-Absi. Under the agreement, a centre will be set up to shelter up to 300 runaway workers before their deportation from Bahrain. The Interior Ministry will also join ranks with the LMRA officials to refer violators of the labour market rules and regulations to concerned authorities prior to their deportation in line with the law provisions. Thirty Interior Ministry employees will be assigned to assist LMRA inspected to enforce the labour market regulations and track down violators. Inspector-General Major-General Ibrahim Habib Al-Ghaith cited the directives issued by the Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa to back official efforts in combating the phenomenon of illegal workers.