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Bahrain plans to boost employment for womenBahrain has chalked out details of a new plan to tackle unemployment, particularly among women, as they account for the vast majority of unemployed Bahrainis, said a senior government official. Of the 7,718 people registered as jo More… |
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Career expo opens in BahrainA total of 195 companies will also showcase their vacancies and training opportunities for job-seekers at a major careers exhibition set to open today in Bahrain, a report said. Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan will today open the 10th C More… |
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Sacked workers' cases 'being inflated'A trade union federation of Bahrain is exaggerating the number of cases pending of workers sacked during last year's unrest, said a senior government official. Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan said only 100 such cases remain un More… |
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Bahrain job market stable ‘despite challenges’Bahrain's job market remains stable despite the country's challenges, said a top government official, adding that the second quarter of the year reflected the importance of united efforts to back the economy. A total of 5,353 ci More… |
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Bahrain set to revise minimum wagesBahrain is considering major changes to the minimum wage system, hoping to scrap informal unified minimum wages in the private sector and replace them with salaries that would depend on people's job titles, said to a top government official. More… |
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New headquarters for BIBF on wayThe Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) will move into a new headquarters, work on which is set to start in the middle of next year and run until 2015. Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan discussed the plan with Central Bank of Bah More… |
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Bahrain’s unemployment rate drops to 3.8pcMore than 2,000 people in Bahrain were employed in the last three months as unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 per cent from 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year, said a senior government official. Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan wa More… |
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Unemployment rate falls in BahrainBahrain’s labour market indices have remained stable despite mounting challenges, with the rate of unemployment standing at 3.8 per cent, down from 4 per cent in the same period last year, said a senior government official. Labour Minister More… |
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Bahraini salaries rise 14.5pc in Q4The average monthly salary of Bahrainis working in the public sector rose by 14.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year to BD662 ($1,756) up from BD578 in the same period in 2010, said a report. Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan submit More… |
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New laws to protect migrant workers in BahrainBahrain is set to improve its labour legislation to ensure decent work for all migrant workers in a bid to protect their rights, said a senior government official. Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan said the country was set to activate a memo More… |
