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(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Bahrain has warned employers that withholding of passports of foreign workers is illegal under the labour law.

Abu Dhabi, May 14. (BNA) -- Labour Minister of Board Chairman of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan led the kingdom's delegation to the international conference on "Labor Mobility and Its Impact on Sustainable Development", organised here by Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) on May 14 and 15, in collaboration with Global Forum o

Hundreds of domestic workers have been using forged visit visas to sneak out of India to come to work in Bahrain, with unscrupulous manpower agents helping fuel the practice, which has caused major problems for Bahraini families.

MANAMA — Bahrain has launched a new phase of campaign against illegal foreign workers, estimated at about 52,000.

A 30-MEMBER security force will join the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) in cracking down on illegal workers from today.

MANAMA: More than 23 car cleaners on "free visas" have been arrested in the Central Governorate following a complaint filed by car wash companies, said Labour Market Regulatory Authority chief executive Ausamah Al Absi.

Bahrain has launched a five-year plan to rid the country of "free visa" workers following reports that the number of illegal workers in the country has reached 50,000, a report said.

Bahrain has launched a five-year plan to rid the country of "free visa" workers following reports that the number of illegal workers in the country has reached 50,000, a report said.