Miliband: Britain was slow to act against US torture

Posted Sun, 08/29/2010 - 11:45

London, Aug. 29 (BNA) The United States did "bad things" to terror suspects in the wake of 9/11 which Britain was too slow to realise, David Miliband acknowledges today as he brandishes his record as Foreign Secretary to bolster his Labour leadership ambitions.

The number of illegal workers in Bahrain plummeting, Labour Minister said

Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 22:10

Manama - Aug 23 (BNA) -- The number of illegal expatriate workers in Bahrain has dropped to 34,000, down from 58,000 last year.

Slight Drop in the Rate of Unemployment in Bahrain

Posted Mon, 08/23/2010 - 18:53

Manama Aug 23 (BNA) The rate of unemployment dropped slightly to 3.6% in the second quarter of 2010 down from 3.7% in the first quarter. Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi today revealed the new trends as he released the periodic report which the number of unemployment, work and training opportunities.

Prince Khalifa and Prince Salman offere condolences

Posted Tue, 08/17/2010 - 11:47

Manama, Aug. 17 (BNA) His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa last night visited the Al Gosaibi family majlis and offered their condolences on the death of Saudi Labour minister dr. Gazi Al Gosaibi.

Dr. Alawi hails the achievments of Labour Market Authority

Posted Mon, 08/16/2010 - 14:29

Manama, Aug. 16 (BNA) Minister of Labour and Chairman of Board of Directors of Labour Market Regulatory Authority Dr. Majeed Al Alawi expresed his full support to the employee of the authority and its procedures in order to regulate work and reform distortions and malpractices in the market , refusing the recent attack on the authority.

Bahrain’s labour authority sues firms

Posted Thu, 07/22/2010 - 11:34

Bahrain will not ban BlackBerry services

Bahrain risk: Labour market risk

Posted Mon, 07/19/2010 - 15:40

FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT SUMMARY The issue of the employment of locals is a major government policy difficulty as unemployment is high and ##% of all jobs are held by expatriates (although they make up only ##% of the population)....

Labour Minister receives Turkish Ambassador

Posted Wed, 07/07/2010 - 15:55

Manama, Jul 7 (BNA) Labour Minister Dr. Majeed bin Hassan Al Alawi received here today the outgoing Turkish Ambassador to Bahrain Haldoun Othman.

Labour undersecretary leaves for Tunisia

Posted Sat, 07/03/2010 - 12:49

Manama, July 3 (BNA) Labour Undersecretary Jameel Humaidan left here today for Tunisia to take part at the launching of the second Arab report on employment and unemployment in the Arab countries launched by the Arab Labour Organization in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Tunisians on Monday on behalf of Dr. Majeed bin Mohsen Al Alawi, Minister of Labour and Chairman of 37th Session of Arab Labour Conference.

Bahrain economy: Labour changes

Posted Fri, 07/02/2010 - 16:38

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Jameel Humaidan Meets Actuary George Psaras

Posted Thu, 07/01/2010 - 18:15

Manama, July 1. (BNA) Labour Ministry Undersecretary Jameel Mohammed Humaidan met here today the Muhanna group's Managing Actuary for Social Insurance, Pensions and Provident Funds George Psaras who is in charge of preparing an actuarial study on the Insurance Against Unemployment System.

Cabinet holds weekly meeting

Posted Sun, 06/27/2010 - 20:13

Manama, June 27 (BNA) Educational scholarships need be further developed in order to meet the labour market's demands and boost new graduates' employability, the Cabinet stressed in its weekly meeting chaired at Gudaibiya Palace today by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

Labour Minister Meets BP Chief Executive Officer

Posted Mon, 06/21/2010 - 17:19

Manama, June 21. (BNA) Labour Minister Dr. Majeed bin Mohsen Al Alawi met here today Bahrain Polytechnic (BP) Chief Executive Officer John Scott who briefed him on BP's recent achievements initiated within the National Reform Project for developing education and training in the Kingdom and future plans aiming to launch a number of programmes that will prepare students to meet the requirements of the labour market and its different sectors.

Tamkeen issues 2009 Report

Posted Sun, 06/20/2010 - 21:10

Manama Jun 20 (BNA) The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) today launched its annual report for 2009.

Labour Minister to open Career Expo on Wednesday

Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 19:26

Manama Jun 19 (BNA) Thousands of opportunities will be offered to jobseekers at the 8th Career Expo in the western region. Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi will open the two day event on Wednesday at the Al Reef Complex Auditorium in the Northern Governorate. Over 40 companies and enterprises will take part in the career expo.

Labour Minister meets his Kosovan counterpart

Posted Fri, 06/18/2010 - 16:10

Geneva, June 18 (BNA) Labour Minister Dr. Majeed bin Mohsin Al Alawi, who is heading Bahrain's delegation to the 99th session of the International Labour Conference, met today Kosovo's Minister of Labour and Social welfare Nenad Rasic on the sidelines of the conference held in Geneva from June 2 to 18.

Dr Al Alawi meets ALO director general

Posted Tue, 06/15/2010 - 20:45

Geneva Jun 15 (BNA) Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi today met Arab Labour Organisation director general Ahmed Mohammed Luqman, on the sidelines of the 99th session of the International Labour Organisation, and urged Bahrain’s initiative to be implemented.

Armed forces chief Sir Jock Stirrup to quit early

Posted Sun, 06/13/2010 - 08:14

London, June 13 (BNA) Sir Jock Stirrup (L) is seen as having been close to Labour Britain's most senior military officer will quit in the autumn, before the end of his term in April 2011, Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said.

Labour Minister attends GCC coordination meeting

Posted Sat, 06/12/2010 - 19:19

Geneva Jun 12 (BNA) Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi today attended the GCC coordination meeting on the sildelines of the 99th session of the International Labour Organisation.

Dr. Al Alawi Meets Stork

Posted Mon, 06/07/2010 - 18:41

Manama, June 7. (BNA) Labour Minister and Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA)'s Board Chairman Dr. Majeed bin Mohsen Al Alawi met here today Human Rights Watch Middle East and North Africa Division Deputy Director Joe Stork and his accompanying delegation with whom he held talks on the expatriate workers' rights and the latest developments of the labour market reform programme.